We are on the home bound stretch. Left Treasure Island on Nov 28 headed for the Field Club in Sarasota. This is a very elegant old club as the picture shows. The following day we moved on down to Boca Grande on Gasperilla Island. We really enjoyed this stop. It is a neat little town with all homes and buildings in pristine condition and 7 miles of beautiful beach. After 2 nights we moved on to St. Charles Yacht Club for a nights stay then on to the Royal Palm Yacht Club in Ft. Myers. High winds on arrival made for an exciting docking experience. We toured the Edison and Ford winter homes which were right next door to the club (that's me in front of Edison's house). Well worth the time. Windy, rainy weather kept us in Ft. Myers longer than we wanted, but we enjoyed the club and took a cab to a local mall to get some Christmas shopping done. We walked downtown which has been spruced up over the past 2 years. Although it looks nice there does not appear to be much happening there.
We finally left Ft. Myers on Dec 6. We traveled the Caloosahatchee River to Clewiston on Lake Okeechobee passing through 3 locks. The following day we crossed the lake and traveled the St. Lucie Canal to Harbor Ridge Yacht Club in Stuart. The lake was magnificent. It was perfectly calm when we departed, so between the clouds, mist and water you could barely discern the horizon. the birds followed us the entire length of the lake which is about 25 miles.
As I write this we are in Stuart heading to Palm Beach where we will anchor out for the night then go home tomorrow. All-in-all another great trip.
