Total Miles Traveled 1292
We forgot about all of the “no wake” manatee zones along
this section of the ICW, it took a little longer than planned to reach our
anchorage at Cape Haze but it was a great day of cruising. We had to request two bridges to open for us
but only waited a few minutes at each one.
I don’t like to back track but after checking fuel prices
on Active Captain for Florida, I found that the Cape Haze Marina had diesel for
$2 per gallon, the lowest I’ve seen in Florida.
We had a little over a half a tank so we decided to head north three or
four miles to the marina and top off our tanks. Lucky for us it was early morning with little
wind, the approach to the fuel dock was narrow with two 90 degree turns. I had to back out about 200 feet before I
could turn around….not my favorite mode of operation with a single screw.
We had another great day with light wind crossing the
open waters of Charlotte Harbor, although the harbor covers several square
miles, its average depth is less than 20 feet.
After crossing the harbor we entered Pine Island Sound then made a turn
around the tip of Punta Blanca Island.
The depth getting in to this anchorage is a little skinny but it is well
protected from all directions. After
dropping the hook, we sat back and watched the wildlife appear all around us.
1 comment:
Your blog was good enjoyed it, all we seen around here is robins, Jay's, black birds, squirrels, your Xmas money for dick went for two rose bushes, he just couldn't wait
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