Ft. Myers Beach

I am having computer difficulties.  I can't get pictures posted from Marco Island.  Oh well, they weren't that good anyway.  I also couldn't get connected to get this blog done in a timely manner.
All that aside, we lifted anchor from Marco Island at our usual 7:00 a.m.  Thankfully it was another uneventful day of travel.  The waves were barely little rollers.  With nothing else exciting happening, we decided to drag fake bait again.  Today produced three more Spanish Mackerel, but again none of them keepers.


This was one of the largest ones caught.  Sorry for the odd angle. 
They sure are slippery and have a decent set of teeth.  Also notice the calm seas.

We arrived in Ft. Myers Beach shortly after 1:00 p.m.  We picked up mooring ball #42 in the east field.  It was already hot at about 88 degrees, so we almost immediately took the dinghy to check in and go to the beach to cool off.  We had fun chatting with a couple from Minnesota near the Wisconsin border.  They were confused by Ray's Georgia "G" hat. 


One of the sights on our dinghy ride back.

After a couple of hours we headed back to get cleaned up for dinner ashore, stopping at Salty Sam's for a couple bags of ice.  We had an appetizer at Nervous Nellie's before Tom and Linda showed up from "Q's End", boaters we met in Marathon several years back.  They no longer go that far south and stay in Ft. Myers Beach for the season now.  They showed us to a nice dinner on the beach.  We just missed sunset, but the food was good.  The happening place was right next door though, so after dinner we meandered over there and made ourselves to home at another couple's table.  They were on their first date.  Tom and Linda have had that same experience before on Ft. Myers Beach, then were contacted by the couple one year later, still together.  So we wished this couple luck and told them to look us up in a year if they were still together.