Catching up on the log

Monday 2/20
The forecast promised a light north wind; perfect for a downwind run from Punta Gorda. Indeed, the passage started out with a splendid few miles out the Peace River wing on wing with the drifter. Soon the wind died and we had to motor. When it finally did build again a couple hours later, it was right on the nose out of the west. With daylight waning, we ended up motoring the rest of the way to our Anchorage in Cayo Costa's Pelican Bay. 22.10 NM, total odo 92.23 NM.

Tuesday 2/21
Spent the bulk of the day enjoying the beach, sea shell hunting, and hiking the trails at the state park. Splurged on some ice cream at the camp store. After rowing around Manatee Hole and seeing two of the"sea cows", we went in search of a protected hidey hole in preparation for the rain that was forecast for Wednesday. Motored a total of 3.0 NM and ended up a half mile away from our previous anchorage on the opposite side of pelican bay.

Wednesday 2/22
After hard rain overnight and into the morning, it mostly cleared up by 15:00. We decided on a change of scenery to give as a head start for Thursday's longish sail to Punta Rassa near Sanibel Inlet. Sailed 3.70 NM to the south of the Broken Islands and another private anchorage. Total odo 98.94 NM.