Comments on: Somewhere else https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/ Land and Sea Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:54:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: splendid333@aol.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/#comment-266 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:54:52 +0000 #comment-266 When you get up to Caya Costa, ask about the tunnel of love. It’s a clearing through the mangrove that takes you through the island, and you come out at the beach. As you go through this total canopy you expect a gator to bite or a snake to drop down, and it’s a real sense of what Florida might have been like. Come and go at higher tides. There are books aboard that tell you how to get into Pelican Bay, but things may have shifted since Charlie, so ask around for up to date knowledge. You may bump a big until you find your way, but it’s well worth it. There’s also a cove off this cove that often has manatees. It’s a very peaceful anchorage, and you can sail up and down the harbor for your shake down trials. Do not anchor across from Cabbage Key, as the big power boats set up so much wake they’ll knock masts into each other! You can also go south of Useppa and then anchor to it’s east. There’s usually no one else there, and the fishing is good.

]]> By: Alex https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/#comment-265 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:27:44 +0000 #comment-265 Wow, lots of good advise and input. It’s not so bad here and I’m getting some work done, and right now that is all I care about. I’m chipping the starboard side of the decks and Darrin is finishing up glassing the port side of Splendid. We may head up to Caya costa (spelling) in a week or so. It is supposed to be really nice. The currents are just as bad as Fort Myers (in the river), and as far as the bottom goes, I have a hookah setup (Sea breath) and do my own cleaning. It is a long run in the dinghy to shore though but it is what it is.

]]> By: Jim Roulston https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/#comment-264 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:00:25 +0000 #comment-264 Alex
good to see the progress please keep up the filming need more of it

]]> By: captain dave https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/#comment-263 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:03:22 +0000 #comment-263 Alex, Curtis and Tammy are correct with the barnacle situation, take it from me I spent 5 1/2 years there on the hook from 1999 to 2004 and the currents and the growth are unreal…I left just when they put the moorings in when Salty Sams Marina was the harbormaster and when he wanted to charge $245.00 per month just to park my car….that was on top of the $200.00 per month for the mooring..since then Matanzas Inn handles the moorings and I’ve been told things are a lot better…good luck..too bad you left Ft.Myers anchorage before Sam and Guin got to see the Pirate stuff I have aboard “Morning Star”. Maybe we’ll meet up someday, somewhere. Take care.

]]> By: eb1smith@yahoo.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/#comment-262 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:14:18 +0000 #comment-262 If you get down to the keys just a word of caution….The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and its marine law enforcement partners — the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Coast Guard and Monroe County Sheriff’s Office – are gearing up for Operation Liveaboard. From Key Largo to Key West, officers will check these vessels’ occupants for compliance with Coast Guard-required safety equipment, state registration requirements, nighttime anchor lighting and marine toilet specifications.

]]> By: dancingfeet03@verizon.net https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/#comment-261 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:33:12 +0000 #comment-261 Agree with Tammy.
Pelican Bay is sweet atmosphere off Cayo Costa Isl.
Take the state park tram ride across .9 mile barrier island and check out the cool beach and day hike.
Good to see the anchor adrift.

]]> By: curtis403@msn.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/#comment-260 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:32:13 +0000 #comment-260 i would get out of there alex . There is too many barnacles in that area, you will have to beach splendid like you did with namaste in panama. Plus with all the strong currents. you wont get a decents nites sleep.

curtis

]]> By: splendid333@aol.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/#comment-259 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:39:48 +0000 #comment-259 The currents through there can be fairly brisk for FL, and that is the fastest growing barnacle area in the northern hemisphere, and where companies test their bottom paint, so don’t be surprised if your prop needs a cleaning in a quick period of time. If storms are coming, you can head up to Charlotte Harbor where there are many protected areas including Pelican Bay and right in the town of Boca Grande. Dingy into Bonita Bill’s and meet the harbor crowd. Splendid spent 3 years at Semmer’s Dock. You’ll see lots of dolphins coming and going out the pass, so Guin will be in heaven – so hang onto her! It’s nice to hear the Splendid’s back.

Tammy

]]> By: eb1smith@yahoo.com https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/#comment-258 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:57:12 +0000 #comment-258 Interesting name for a shell covered bottom…

]]> By: Ross in Tampa https://www.projectbluesphere.com/2009/02/17/Somewhere-else/#comment-257 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:29:01 +0000 #comment-257 Congrats on the move. Every move you make puts you that much closer to your destination. We need a new video too!!!
We will be in Ft. Myers soon on our boat as we make our annual pilgrimage to the Keys. We will look for you.
Ross

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