Aquamarina Palm Harbour Marina in Cape Haze, Florida
Day #188: Up at 6:30 A.M. for coffee, mini muffins, honey bell oranges and maple cookies. Mike and I walked to Publix for a few groceries and back to the marina for a total of 4 miles. Upon returning to the marina Mike worked on installing a stand-alone depth meter while I headed up to the flying bridge to do some cleaning. The dinghy was launched and at 12:30 P.M. Mike and I headed out for a dinghy adventure heading towards Stump Pass State Park. The weather was beautiful sunny and 82 degrees. The Gulf of Mexico was flat so we ventured out into the gulf waters. The two of us did some exploring of an inlet that had condos with boat docks hoists so that the boats were out of the water. As we continued we found a canal with boats tied to seawalls of homes along the canal. Mike and I decided to head back to the marina for a pitstop before continuing on with their adventure as we were heading back the two of us encountered Jan and David in their dinghy as they had been out exploring as well. We stopped at "Parrot Bay" for a quick stop at 2:30 P.M. at that time they had traveled 9.4 miles in the dinghy. On their way out of the channel at Aquamarina we saw Ed and Kyle out in their dinghy. Mike and I headed south exploring the intercoastal waterway past where they would turn off to head to Don Pedro State Park. We headed toward Punta Gorda turning around at the swing bridge that leads to Punta Gorda. The two of us returned back to Aquamarina at 4:40 P.M. after traveling 18.3 miles total for the day in the dinghy. After dinner it was time for blogging and reading. Tonight Mike and I will be watching the College Football National Championship #1 Alabama versus #2 Clemson.
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Mike checking out the handheld GPS.
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Lots of these caution signs for seagrass areas just outside of the Intercoastal Waterway.
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Mike spotted a mother dolphin and baby dolphin.
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The dolphins were camera shy today but I was able to catch a fin.
White and brown pelicans enjoying the beautiful weather.
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Stump Pass State Park lots of boats anchored and dolphins swimming.
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Mike and I ventured out into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mike and I at the first green buoy into the Gulf looking back at Stump Pass State Park.
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| Stump Pass State Park were Mike and Patty look for shark teeth and the beginning of the condos complexes on Manasota Key. |
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| One of Mike and my favorite tour boats Lemon Bay Tours was out on a sightseeing tour. |
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Oops that doesn't belong there!
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Me enjoying my dinghy ride.
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Boca Grande Swing Bridge.
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| Bridge from Gasparilla. |
