We broke camp at 8:30AM and headed down the inland side of Pine Island. There we came across 2 other Hobie Tandems tacking to make up ground. During all this we passed a couple of manatees playing which was so cool. They were not scared of the kayak at all. We followed the other kayaks and landed on a small beach north of Sanibel bridge. These guys told us there plans and were not taking the Wilderness Waterway so we parted company. As we passed under Sanibel bridge the waves were huge. We wanted to take a straight shot to Marco Island which kept us miles off shore. I saw high rises up ahead and assumed that was Naples but it wasn't and day turned to night as we continued on. At dusk we had a storm front come from the north which was amazing to watch. When it arrived a quick gust pounded the boat followed by a blanket of warm humid air. So wild. Then the northern wind started to pick up. We decided to take some shallow cut throughs off the tip of Marco and got into Gullivan's Bay. There we found an aptly named Key and went to sleep at 3:43 AM and tomorrow was going to be early to start catch the Chokoloskee tide. What a night for stars. Without the high rise condos there was no light pollution and stars were everywhere.
Approximate Distance: 75.2
Manatee Sighing!
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