(Many more pictures in Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures)
Nine people on three boats enjoyed perfect weather and great times on an eight day trip to Florida's west coast. Desert Rose, Patricia J, and Cavalier left on 10/28 and returned on 11/4 with 9 people and a pup.
Overnight stops both ways at Ft. Myers, gave us the opportunity to visit the newly renovated and beautiful "old town" area a couple of blocks from the Yacht Basin. Two days & nights at South Seas Island Resort on Captiva, two days & nights at Boca Grande on Gasparilla, and one night at Venice rounded out the trip. Golf carts provided transportation around Captiva & Gasparilla.
All agreed, Ft. Myers, Captiva, and Gasparilla are definite "go back" places where all our hosts at the Yacht Basin, South Seas Island Resort, and Boca Grande (Millers) really went out of their way to be sure we knew they were glad we were there and would want to come back. The Crow's Nest at Venice, not so much, as they choose, after the fact, to sneak in such hidden charges as including bow pulpits and swim platforms in boat length charges and following it up with an additional charge for their submersed land lease space. (Ever see that before? It was new to us.) Too bad, as their facilities are just fine with a great restaurant on site, good docks, and newer clean rest rooms and showers.
See Stuart Sailfish Club Pictures for many of the sites and scenes.
