Friday 11/30
Upon leaving Venice, our trek south leads us thru a narrow ditch-like passage of the Intracoastal Waterway until we come upon Lemon Bay passing along Manasota Key. After stopping at Stump Pass Marina where we take on fuel, water, ice and a pumpout, we continue on until arriving at Cape Haze, a well sheltered cove where we anchor overlooked by many beautiful homes. We launch the dinghy and explore an adjoining canal in the cove that leads us north back out into the GIWW where we decide to cross over and go into a narrow mangrove lined passage and follow that to Don Pedro Island. Upon landing, we discover the beaches of the Gulf , but because it is approaching sunset, we must soon head back to our anchorage.