To the beach

We left Fort Myers behind, and made our way to Fort Myers Beach.  Part of the trip here was through a narrow pass with a strictly enforced no wake zone.  We were part of a very long parade of boats of all sizes.

We're staying in the mooring field, and managed to grab the ball with only a little difficulty and much giggling as the boat hook became stuck.

 

After a quick lunch, we launched the dinghy and ventured ashore to check in and explore the town.

It's a typical beachside town with tacky souvenir stores and cheap beach stuff on every corner, where it's apparently OK to walk around the streets in a bikini.  As I don't possess a bikini, I did not feel compelled to join the trend!

We got back to the mother ship just after sunset, to find that others use the mooring balls, too.