Having spent a month in Punta Gorda, and had lots of shore based fun, including a chili cook-off, an Italian Festival and a Superbowl party, it was time to move on. On our way down to Pelican Bay and Cayo Costa at the entrance to Charlotte Harbor, we made a side trip to All American Boat Yard to check out the facilities. As I've said before, planning is just guessing, and we have now decided to leave this boat in Southwest Florida for the summer. Hurricane Sandy has made travel up the east coast this spring somewhat uncertain, having destroyed many marinas and changed the intracoastal in ways nobody quite knows yet. Here, we can leave the boat in a yard that is well inland, protected from surge by passage through a lock, and has covered storage available.
The little lock is self operated, and only changes elevation by about 8", but marks the change from salt to fresh water. The canal has many off shoots, leading to homes with their own docks. The trip from the lock to the boatyard was longer than we had anticipated, so we dropped anchor in this little lagoon for the night.
After being at a marina right in downtown for a month, the silence out here was deafening!
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