Smugglers Run 2007 is Complete
The 2007 Smugglers Run is now complete. We ran in fog all day from Sanibel to Everglade City. A new experience for me. The only way we could keep track of the other boats in our group and the fishing boats around us was by radar. Less than 300 ft visibility made for a tense trip. We arrived in Everglade City just in time for a thunderstorm. Dinner was at the Rod and Gun Club.
Wink and Wilma have a great shot of all the boats docked in front of the club.
We finished the trip with a run down to the Shark River and then to Marathon in the Keys. Canals, lakes, locks, Everglades, open Ocean and the Keys. Fun and instructional for me, just another day on the water for most of the seasoned cruisers.
Special thanks to Ken and Becky Fickett, my boat mates on Semper Fi 3, Brooke and Dee of East Passage, and Wink and Wilma of the boat John Henry. East Passage and John Henry are both Great Harbour 47s and both are great boats.
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Sunday was spent at anchor in Pelican Bay. Lunch at Cabbage Key. Fishing. Most of the boats launched their dinghys and had fun in the bay. Monday, we moved down to the tip of Sanibel to be in position to run to Everglade City. Had we not moved, we couldn’t make it all the way there and still have light to find the marina. 13 Great Harbours are now in our group.
Smugglers Run Day 4
Dolphins, pelicans, alligators – we’ve seen all kinds of wildlife on our trip so far. Speaking of wild life, some of these boaters can amaze with years of boating experience, nautical stories of all kinds, and in rare cases, as shown below, even magic.
Richard shows us the disappearing chocolate cake trick. Never have I encountered such a thing.
Merritt Island Weather
