We finished our stay on Captiva with a morning on the beach and an afternoon at the waterpark. Sadly, I didn't photograph the water park slides but, you should know, that Cap seriously practiced for the 2030 Olympic luge event logging fast times on all three of the exciting slides. It was fun standing in line with kids ranging from 4 - 16 but even more fun sluicing down the twisting, turning, winding slides and shooting out at the bottom into a nosefull of chlorinated water

Since our last report, we traveled from Marco Island to Naples where we stayed several nights and then on to Sanibel Marina onThursday and South Seas Resort at the north end of Captiva on Friday.. All three short cruises were exposed and rough enough to warrant the SeaKeeper for the Admiral. It really steadies the ride and flattens out what might otherwise be a bit more rock'n roll. In Naples we took several walks and bike rides to enjoy the upscale community and enjoyed a

We had planned to leave Key West to head north on Wednesday, March 4, but the weather gods had other ideas. The more we looked, the more it became clear that a smooth crossing to Marco Island depended on leaving no later than Sunday, March 1. Otherwise we would likely be spending another week or ten days in Key West before crossing conditions suitable for the Admiral would return. We scheduled a dawn departure on Sunday only to find ourselves enshrouded in thick fog when d

Following up on my last blog, we did, in fact, enjoy the prime rib at the Roland and Mary Ann Martin Marina in Clewiston. A down home spot if ever there were one, we also appreciated the opportunity to have a long chat with our loquacious waiter. He informed us that Clewiston is the hub of the 400,000. acre Everglades Agricultural sugar production area which produces 50% of the nation's sugar. Domino's, Coca Cola, US Sugar, Florida Crystals, and others all have production