"A Three Hour Cruise". Gilligan's Island Revisted?

Nope.  We made it back safe and sound.

Our vessel above with my oldest sister standing by to board.  Nothing fancy in that vessel.

Bonnie and husband Joseph ready to sail.

Youngest sister Marie, our host for the week in Cape Coral, is always the stylish one.

And here I am.  Dan opted out - he gets sea sick and was on an antibiotic requiring him to stay clear of the sun.

The captain, Joe who hailed form New Jersey and helps the owner of this business.  Marie had taken this cruise the previous Saturday with her husband and daughter and thought we'd enjoy it.  However her captain was the owner of the business, a former history teacher, so they learned a lot.  Our captain Joe was friendly enough but not forth coming with facts unless we asked "What's that?"

And we're off.

A kayaking fisherman using his feet to paddle.

We stopped on this sandbar and got out.  It was then I realized the boat we'd been following was the owner/captain that Marie had had.

Marie tested the waters

I put my feet in.

Bonnie went all the way in

Entered this lagoon to look for manatees.

Those dark splotches were manatees.  Not exactly what I expected to see.  They were elusive.

Our lunch stop early at 11:15 to beat a ferry bringing 150 people.

I had the catch of the day with beans and rice.  I think the fish was called Three Tail - a nice mild white fish. Delicious.  A highlight of the day.

There's our boat on the right.

A visitor as we ate.

A climb up the water tower gave us this view.

Island across the way is an exclusive enclave.

Once we returned to our boat it was time to get back.

I'm glad I went but not something I need to do again.

To see more Flora and Fauna here's the link to a post that I backdated by mistake.