* Marathon, Florida * We battened down the hatches for a big windstorm coming our way. The wind in March is relentless. We had heard March is a very windy time in Florida but are now hearing this has been one of the windiest winters in recent years. It certainly […]

* Marathon, Florida * Excited to be in the Keys is an understatement. The Now or Never and crew is in the islands. We realize it’s the Keys and not the Caribbean “Islands”, but to motor your own vessel into the tranquil teal blue colors of the sea, to the

*   Fort Myers to Marathon   * It was time to move on and continue our Great Loop journey. According to the US Coast Guard we are “pleasure boaters”. To us that means we want to make this trip pleasurable, which equates to sailing in smooth seas. This would be Tasha

*   Last week in Fort Myers   * Our last week in Fort Myers was packed with lots of fun and preparations to motor for the first time in two months. We continued to explore our surroundings by dinghy. With friends from Cell Mates (Lisa and Keith) and Dream Chaser (Wayne

 *     Fort Myers   * The Fort Myers waterfront was very active with the Edison Festival of Light and we had a front row seat to it all! Events for the week-long festival included a Mutt Strut, 5K, children’s parade, classic car show, crafts on the river, stemtastic day of discovery,

find (something or someone) unexpectedly or in the course of a search * Fort Myers   * Can you get a weather refund? After our lifetime of northern winters, our first Southwest Florida winter has had tornadoes and now a winter cold blast that they haven’t seen in years. We’ve had

Fort Myers * We found ourselves in a rare oddity, Tornadoes in Southwest Florida! It was not going to be an easy Sunday morning. We knew winds were building on Saturday night, a low-pressure system bringing rain, and it might get a bit dicey in the marina on Sunday but did

Fort Myers   * We broke away for a little fun intertwined with the mundane, though everything is running together. We remember when our parents would ask what day of the week it was and we thougth what?, how can you not know what day of the week it is? We

Fort Myers Florida  * We have adapted to Southwest Florida living very quickly for the new year. With our home state and port getting pelted with snow and below freezing temperatures, our first winter in the south as Hoosiers is feeling pretty good. Our hearts and prayers go out to

St. Petersburg to Fort Myers * A great Christmas stay at St. Petersburg ended with a day full of fun. Breakfast at 2nd and Second, on the corner of Second Street N. and Second Ave N. not to be confused with the corner of Second St. S. and Second Ave.