So, we have moved out to a mooring ball at Fort Meyers Beach. Easy huh? In theory we know how it's supposed to work. You Hook the loop , pull it up, slip your line through it , cleat it and your done. Keep in mind neither one of us has ever seen "the loop" up close before. So we are pulling and pulling on the loop and that sucker is real heavy! Now if something doesn't seem right then it probably isn't. It turns out the city hasn't completed all the balls and there was no mooring line on the one we were at so we were trying to lift the whole ball . I'm guessing 70-80 pounds. Who knew?
Heres a pic just to show that we finally did get one.
Sleeping on the "ball" is a lot better than the "hook". Maybe a false sense of security since you really don't know how well they are maintained. Not well given the 5 pages of "it's not our fault" documents they make you sign. Oh ya, I'm still in Florida. Land of cosmetic surgeons and lawyers.
Moka here: Boy this guy is in trouble. It's Valentines Day and he thinks he is gonna get by with just taken her out to eat! I'll have to try and save him here. This is a pic Dorene took. Maybe she'll let it slide as a Valentines card if he declares his LOVE to her on line in front of no one but, technically everyone.
Notice the heart shaped moon. This is not a touched up photo, just amazing movement considering I needed it for Valentines Day.
Moka again: How long have I been on this boat? 2 seasons? and they finally take me to the beach. I love this water stuff. I wish they would have told me sooner, I would have held back on the grilling and kept my trim hips for the beach.
A day at the beach does really tire you out though!
Well more pics to come but, I better go see about that Valentines dinner.
Hi Guys!
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see you are out exploring!
We were lucky, we went to Marathon City Marina last August to look around; they have an actual mooring ball set up on the wall with complete instructions on how to tie up. So we felt semi comfortable pulling up to a ball in December when we were ready to do it for real.
You know, you are only 4 hours away from Marco Island and Marathons a 9 hour cruise from there! You are close! Go for it!
We are truly loving being in The Islands! Island hopping down the Exuma chain is highly recommended!
Take care, keep exploring! You have some amazing waters/islands to go exploring in only 5 hours south of you, the 10,000 Islands! We lived there for 11 months. Try it!
Denise