Saturday 12/1 – 12/3
Leaving Cape Haze, we enter into Gasparilla Sound and the large expanse of Charlotte Harbor, navigating our way with the aid of daybeacons and our GPS. After passing the long stretch of Gasparilla Island and across Boca Grande Pass, we head for an anchorage on Pelican Bay nestled between the undeveloped shores of Cayo Costa and Punta Blanca Island. Going ashore, we enjoy Cayo Costa State Park where we ride a “vineyard wagon “ type trailer pulled by a farm tractor across the island to the Gulfside beach. Because the island can only be accessed by boat, Royce and I find many nice shells. We explore the bay by dinghy and enjoy happy hours with beautiful sunsets.




Cayo Costa Commute

Pelican Bay Shoreline

Cayo Costa Sunsets