We cruised down here today 3 to 5 miles out in the Gulf instead of following the ICW today because the waves were less than 1 ft. in the Gulf and the ICW has lots of go-slow places and low bridges where we have to wait for opening times. We also ran the ICW from Tampa Bay down to Sarasota, so we saw both today.
Temps in the 70s let us pilot from the flybridge before we got to the Tampa Bay shipping channel. Not much to see off the bow, but I enjoy the really open views.
The view astern was Loose Stones, who came with us through the Gulf to Sarasota. Nonchalance really does stir up the water underway, leaving big standing waves at 10 MPH. I like the view.
The beautiful buildings and condo's along the shore are nice when we're in close enough to see them...
And coming into Sarasota is always nice.
Here's our view from the aft deck for the next week, with sunsets looking through the little park across the way into the bay beyond. Dolphins frequent the marina here and swim under the docks and boats.
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