It is almost axiomatic….take out your windshield and you are sure to encounter bad weather. And so it was with us. (Note to self: NEXT time look at the radar beforehand.) We no sooner departed Sanibel Marina than we ran into a heavy downpour. We pushed through (and put in one-half of the windshield) and were soon rewarded with sunny skies for most of our trip north. Venice Yacht Club is friendly and pretty. A taxi ride into town gave us plenty of time to shop (I am sure the Venice economy has moved a couple of notches up) and have dinner at Ristorante San Marco, an Italian place we happened into with Roger and Will a couple of years ago. Food delicious. Proprietor solicitous. A great evening.
Rain all across the horizon….and no windshield in place.
Half a windshield is better than no windshield at all….sort of.
We were treated to a view of a very large flock of white pelicans. These are migratory birds in Florida which are quite different from their more common brown pelican relatives. They feed more like ducks, floating in the water and using their bills to collect gulps of water which they then filter to get out the bits of vegetation and small sea life for a meal.
As we waited for one of the bridges to open, we saw a very dangerous crane maneuver. Don’t try this at home.
The view from our Venice Yacht Club mooring.
The bar at the Venice Yacht Club overlooks the harbor….and serves terrific chicken wings!