S/V Magic Reunion heading back to Regatta Pointe Marina and Osprey NestUnfortunately, S/V Magic Reunion decided to return to Regatta Pointe Marina (their home port) on the Manatee River due to generator, water maker and outboard engine issues. Tom and Sandy plan to do repairs in a week and catch up with us.
As for us, we continued to thread through the islands down the GIWW to it's end. At mile 0.0, the Okeechobee Waterway (to the Florida's East Coast), the GIWW and a channel from the Gulf of Mexico all converge. Lots of vessel traffic, which in Florida means lots of fast power boats leaving behind big wakes and the Star rocking. Once out of the channel, we anchored in San Carlos Bay in the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Meyers Beach as the weather was calm. A lovely evening sunset with the whole bay to ourselves, and under a full moon for the night.
The Sanibel-Punta Rassa Bascule Bridge "A" on the channel leading out to the Gulf is now a 70' vertical clearance bridge. So, update your charts and guides.
Full moon over Sanibel Island from San Carlos Bay
