Marco

We were pleased with avoiding bugs last night.  This morning there was no escaping them as we pulled up anchor around seven o'clock.  We tried to get going as quick as poossible to escape the biting critters.  There was not much wind to be had though so Linda escaped below deck again to make breakfast.
Another uneventful day.  We drug fake bait for a while to pass the monotony.  The first realized fish stole the whole rig.  The second and third bait alarm produced Spanish Mackeral, the second even smaller than the first.  As we got closer to Marco Island we reeled in the rigs only to realize that another rig was missing.  Might have been dragging nothing all day. Oh well, it was fun.
Today we stayed closer to shore and did not round Cape Romano into Capri Pass at Marco Island.  We decided to come into Coon Key Pass, around Goodland and through all of Marco Island.  We also decided to anchor across from Factory Bay where we have only one time before.  We arrived early enough to dinghy onto the island for pizza and beer at Marco Island Brewery.  We were not disappointed.
We made it back aboard just after sunset but in time to see some fisherman with a tapron on the line.  He lost it after a couple of jumps.  About that time the mosquitos started to swarm so we have again escaped below deck.