Two for the Money

Tues Feb 10 and Wed Feb 11, 2015
Matanza Marina Mooring field
Ft Myers, FL


Tues. Feb 10
It was cold and windy. It was so windy we felt if we tried to dinghy any where we would end up wet. It is about 3/4 mi to the dinghy dock and takes about 15 min. and salt water just does not dry out in clothes. We did not need to do anything ashore so we stayed on the boat and did very little. Finished a couple of books.



Wed. Feb 11
Well we made up for yesterdays laziness by working early to late today.  We got up and took the dinghy to shore to meet the enterprise shuttle to get a car for today. They asked us to be there between 9;30-9;40 but it was 10;10 when they showed up. We got to the office about 10;30 and there was a mob of people trying to get cars signed out. It was 11 by the time we got a car. They offered us an up grade for the delay but we talked them out of extra time instead. They run a shuttle at 9 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon to return you to your place other wise you take a taxi back to your motel, airport, dinghy dock or where ever. Returning the car at 11 would have made us wait 4 hr for the shuttle or pay a taxi back to the marina. We return the car  3 tomorrow. Sure was nice to have wheels again.

We got a 20# propane gas tank and filled it. Got a replacement light for one of the faulty ones, extension tube for the solar shower, and lots of odds and ends of things from several different places. I got pretty well provisioned for the Bahamas. There is a farmers market here on Fri morning so hope to finish off with the fresh stuff them. One place we didn't go was West Marine, but Mark did while they were gone and got the one thing we needed there so we should be set now. I will do last minute laundry tomorrow probably. Exactly where we will be on any given day will depend on the seas and the weather but D Day is getting closer.

About 6;30 we finally got back to the boat with half the days booty and Mark and Judy called and were almost ready to be picked up and go back to their boat.  We had not taken time for lunch and were too tired to cook tonight so we went to the dinghy dock yet again and went to the marina's restaurant about 6;45. We had just ordered our food when Mark and Judy walked in and sat with us.  They had eaten but joined us for drinks and appetizers. They talked about some of there adventures with Marks family and finally after we had finished for a while the waitress gave us a dirty look. It was pretty busy tonight. Anyway we got up loaded Handley's stuff and all 4 of us in the dinghy and came back to our boats. Think tomorrow will be Judy's day for provision shopping. We are tired but feel better set to start the next phase of our big adventure.