yThe highlight of the day was a glorious sail across Charlotte Harbor. A good breeze for the first time since last weekend's storm.
We'd planned to stop at Cabbage Key, one of our favorite stops, but there is a bonefish tournament going so they have no room for us. So we opted for Tarpon Lodge at Pineland on Pine Island. We'd not been there before, since they have a long channel with 3' depth (Carina draws 3'). But we timed it for near high tide and approached slowly; did not touch bottom.
In Charlotte Harbor a group of porpoises went out of their way to check us out. Two of them raised their heads vertically out of the water to look at us. Never seen them do that before.
In Gasparilla Sound, north of Charlotte Harbor, we passed a small island with hundreds of White Pelicans, seasonal visitors. Also one local Brown Pelican; probably a tour guide.
Dinner at Tarpon Lodge was white-tablecloth fine dining, quite a contrast to a day on the water. Excellent dinner, too.
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