The voyages of the Motor Vessel Betty Lou
Destination today is Newfound Harbor anchored between Little Torch Key and Big Pine Key. We took our time this morning since we didn’t have as far to go as the original plan. We also decided to try breakfast at “Two Friends Patio Restaurant”. Key West …
We took our time getting up this morning. The plan is to stay two nights in Key West. This would allow us a day to scope out places to visit when Adriane joins us on May 18 and make necessary preparations for the trip to …
5/11/21 – Destination today is Key West – home to Ernest Hemmingway, land of beautiful sunsets and the furthest south inhabited key of Florida. This is the longest day on the open water – 80 nautical miles in the Gulf of Mexico sea buoy to …
5/10- Destination is Marco Island. The Admiral had the date wrong when she said the journal would resume on May 9. Leaving Sunday from Ft. Myers on the river would not have been our best choice. For one thing it was Mother’s Day and Sunday …
Ft. Myers Sojourn Betty Lou and her crew made an extended visit in Ft. Myers–the first time Fred and Sue had been able to visit Fred’s parents in 17 months (pre-COVID). When we arrived at the marina, Safe Harbor Cape Harbour, in Cape Coral, FL, …
Destination today is Safe Harbor Cape Harbour ( their spelling, not mine) in Cape Coral, Florida. We will be there until May 9 because we will be spending some very overdue time with Fred’s parents who live in Ft. Myers. It’s 70 miles which includes …
Destination today is Moore Haven just past the third lock and tied up to the city marina. Another gorgeous day and we thoroughly enjoyed breakfast and coffee looking across the canal at green space. We could hear birds but couldn’t identify. What a treat!! We …
Destination today is the St. Lucie Canal Lock, the first lock coming from the East on the St. Lucie Canal. We are starting the journey from the East coast to the West Coast across the heart of Florida. We didn’t have as far to go …
Today’s destination: Fort Pierce City Marina. When you travel by car, 78 miles is about from Rock Hill to Columbia and 1 ½ hours of time at 65 to 70 mph. When you go 78 miles along the waterway in a trawler at an average …
We enjoyed a peaceful, quiet, and pleasant evening last night in Daytona Beach on the Halifax River even though we were on a main thoroughfare. We were anchored just South of the Memorial Bridge. Today’s destination is an anchorage near Cape Canaveral. Just before breakfast …