Legacy Harbour Marina, Ft. Myers, FL

Date             December 16 - 18, 2011
Day              171-173

Departure      No travel today                              

Arrival           Legacy Harbour Marina, Ft. Myers, FL
Miles                 0.0  
Cumulative   4043.6

When we first arrived on Thursday, we were assigned a slip in a great location.  It was close to shore (for ease in walking the dogs) and in the shade.  However, the shade was caused by a 27 story condo tower and we did not get any DirecTV or XM radio reception!  Those of you that know Bob know that he must be able to watch the Bruins and this was not possible where we were!  We had backed into the slip so we tried turning the boat around to see if that helped, not!  So we moved!  The empty slip next to the blue Mainship, in the photo below shows where we were.

We moved over one dock, and farther out from land.  The new slip is still somewhat shaded by this enormous condo building for part of the day, so the boat does stay cool and the best part is that now, thankfully, both the XM radio and DirecTV work.  The Captain is happy! 

A bonus is that where we are now, we can get a sunset picture without even leaving the boat.  All we need to do is go up on the flybridge!

Legacy Harbour Marina is a great place to be.  There is a fitness center, heated pool and laundry all on the premises and a short stroll to Joe's Crab Shack.   We are walking distance to downtown Ft. Myers (about four blocks), and the Publix grocery store is only two blocks away!  It is also within walking distance of the Edison-Ford Winter Estates and we will be visiting that during our stay here.  The staff is extremely helpful and the other boaters here are all very friendly.  One of them was on his way to the hardware store and took Bob with him.  While they were gone, he gave Bob a short tour of the area.

Today, Sunday, we took a walk into downtown Ft. Myers.  Being Sunday, it was rather quiet, but we will go back again since we plan to be here until mid-February.  I will not be posting info every day, but will try to keep you all updated during our stay.

The tall buildings at the center, at the end of the row of palm trees is the tall condo buildings next to the marina.  You can see how close we are to downtown!