Laid In

Fort Meyers Beach
26 07.60 N 081 48.31 W

We've been very busy here at Fort Meyers Beach. Yesterday we met our friends Norman and Martha and had a very nice day. Today we're going to their place to watch the inauguration on TV. This seems like a must see TV event.

The weather also took a turn for the worse. Last night at 0230, a powerful cold front passed through. Behind the front are powerful north winds, and the north winds are bringing cold air. Tonight's low is supposed to be 39 and tomorrow's low 35. It may actually go below freezing. That's not the kind of sailing weather we have become accustomed to. Our blood had thinned as much as native Floridian's by now. We'll stay here until Thursday or Friday before leaving.

We went out on a day sail yesterday morning. We got extra entertainment from an idiot with a fast boat. Two guys in one of those cigarette boats (you know the very long very low very fast motorboats) were hard up on a shoal. As we went past, the Sea Tow boat showed up to help tow him free. But he was so far in to the interior of the shoal and it was so shallow there, that the tow boat couldn't get anywhere near him. They must have hit that shoal going 60 knots. No sympathy from us.

p.s. I'll share this photos that my friend Jerry sent. Libby loved them.