Journey Back from Cuba - Part 2, Marco Island

From Key West, we headed  almost directly due north to Marco Island - now we were re-tracing our steps from our 2014 Cruise and this was one of our favorite stopping points.  In fact, the SW portion of Florida is just a great place to cruise if you like "quiet" and uncrowded parts of the gulf.

We set off at first light intending to get in at around nightfall.

With calm seas and light winds, this was a relaxing day and at one point, the guys kicked back and left TraSea in the capable hands of its admiral and the guest admiral!

We made it to Marco Island right at nightfall.  Fortunately, I have been in there before.  The entrance is pretty skinny and a couple of channels come together just inside the entrance - so its a bit tricky to navigate.  But we did just fine with everyone keeping a close lookout for the channel markers.  We made our way up river to the Marco Island Yacht Club.  This is a great little yacht club that has reciprocal agreement with PYC through GYA - in other words, a free night at a slip!  So you head up river, until you find the power lines.  Slip under the power lines gritting your teeth and hoping that the clearance is correct, then make a hard right into the yacht club. Unfortunately we didn't pass dress code to eat in the club......yeah, it was a bit snooty - but the marina was well worth the trip.

The next morning, we made use of the pool and then set out on our next leg.  A big thanks to the Dockmaster for  his help and local knowledge.  Maybe next time we will "dress" so we can sample the club!