2012 - November - Ft Lauderdale

We decided to stay for the week so we could attend the River Walk Jazz Brunch held the 1^st Sunday of each month. People fill every space on the river walk with umbrellas, food & beverages & lots of dogs. I emailed Kathryn & Laurel to see if they were interested in meeting us there. They arrived on Friday, November 2^nd. They were tired from traveling so we had

 

Wayne, Laurel, Me & Kathryn

dinner on the boat. It also happened to be our 9^th anniversary!! Where the hell did 9 years go so fast? Getting old just sucks! We put the dinghy in the next morning & wandered around the many canals picking out our favorite mansions

 

 

 We dinghied to Pirates Republic restaurant/bar for happy hour & dinner. Daylight savings ended on the 4^th - I just hate when that happens! With all the ‘girls’ in tow, we set off to enjoy the jazz brunch. I don’t remember this many

 



Big band at the Fest

 people in attendance in the few times we’ve been before. Fabulous music & great hot dogs. Lovely day with great friends.  

We anchored in Lake Sylvia on the 5th  after Kate & Laurel left. I continued painting the teak rails. On the 9^th, Bob & Stephanie met us at Bahia Cabana, a cozy waterfront



Stephanie & 'the man'

 


Wayne, Stephanie, Me & Bob

restaurant/bar across from the beach. It was great seeing them again.
 It remained on the cold & yucky side for a week or more. We headed out on the 13^th dreading- knowing that we’ll have several days of dealing with all the bridges heading north on the ICW. But…ya gotta do what ya gotta do. We got pumped out in Stewart on the 15^th & tied up at Mayaca lock.

Seagulls followed us all the way across the lake

 

 

Very old RR bridge





Cabo's Cantina - downtown Ft Myers

We tied up at the Ft Myers city docks at 1:30pm on the 17^th just in time to meet up with Mickey & Kathryn. Our friends, David & Karen, from Cape Coral, also joined us at Cabo’s Cantina in downtown Ft Myers - Mickey’s new digs. Surprised to see Bryan Davis there too…a good time was had by all….

Kathryn, Mickey, Bryan, me, David, Karen & Wayne