We visited some of the usual haunts too.....
On Friday, it was an early start to head north for Marco Island. We figured we were in for a long leg wherever we were going to go north, so we watched the weather closely then as the wind started to turn SE and S, we headed almost due north on a downwind sail. Winds were 10-18 in the morning dropping to 10-12 in the later afternoon. The seas were a bit rolling at 3-5 ft, but at least it was generally a following sea.
On the approach to Marco we were greeted with a dolphin escort - this was very cool! There were 3 or 4 dolphins swimming along side our bow for about 10 minutes. We have seen plenty of dolphins on our trip, but this was the first time we were treated to an escort. This was very cool and one of those moments that just adds to "making the trip" so worthwhile.
Hard to capture well on video - it was a scramble to get the phone and of course the battery went low.
So, now we are in Marco. I was amazed at how built up Marco is. I didn't realize just how many high-rise buildings there are here - but it made it easy to find being visible from almost 15 miles offshore!
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