Naples to Useppa Island anchorage—April 24

It was another beautiful, calm day of motor sailing putting us under the Sanibel Bridge in Ft. Myers by 11:30.  Winds were light, but traffic heavy on the ICW’s miserable mile.  Our thoughts were to possibly get into Pelican Bay only a mile farther north this afternoon, but with a falling tide and our first attempt into the tricky anchorage there, we stuck with our original plan to put down the hook just off Useppa Island east of the ICW and Cabbage Key to wait for rising tide to enter the shallow bay in the morning. 

Looking forward to our first visit to Cayo Costa Island, walking the beach and exploring the trails of the State Park, but for now content with a 5 knot breeze blowing through the hatches, Simon and Garfunkel “Sounds of Silence” playing and only one day away from PGI.