Monthly Archives: March 2017

Today the Team drove from our hotel at The Port of The Islands Everglades Adventure Resort and Marina south into the Everglades through Everglades City to the small village of Chokoloskee. The village has some vacation condos, some modest homes … Continue reading →

Worked our way south from FMB to see if we could scout out more shelter spots along the Everglades Challenge routes for future races. We saw several Watertribers moving along the Gulf Coast. Only one we could identify was Gadget … Continue reading →

Now that Jim has decided not to do the Everglades Challenge, he and his crew (posse, shore team, groupies, whatever you want to call us…) have decided to follow the route south to check out the check points at Chokoloskee … Continue reading →

Well. Wind, as we know from many years of going to sailing regattas, is often your friend… Or not! Today’s start to the Everglades Challenge was postponed for a day as there was (and likely still is) a small craft … Continue reading →

We are under a weather hold as winds are too high. That’s the deal with the Coast Guard. Nobody may launch in a small craft wind advisory! So back to the hotel for a nap.

The Everglades Challenge has been on Jim’s bucket list radar for a few years. It is a 300 mile race from Fort De Soto, St. Petersburg to Key Largo. It is put on by the Watertribe… A group of adventure … Continue reading →

The Mote Lab and Aquarium is awesome! They have marine life hospitals as well as research labs, all of which we couldn’t see but I’ve heard they are doing a lot for marine mammals and other sea life. I’ve also … Continue reading →

Some pictures of scenes from our drive across south Florida. Peace River between Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte Heading to the Lemon Bay shoreline at Cape Haze Marina The Intracoastal Waterway at Cape Haze Marina Cape Haze marina. Site of … Continue reading →