Wednesday morning, April 17 we departed Ft. Myers for the Dry Tortugas with Janet and Jeff Luce aboard (see Janet's post below!). We were able to sail all morning and in to the early afternoon, but by mid-afternoon the wind died and we had to motor up for about 5 hours. As the evening set in, the winds began to pick up and we prepared to sail through the night with a reefed main sail. It is so nice to have extra hands aboard and know that you will be able to get some sleep.
The highlights of the day were catching fish (a released bonita and two spanish mackerel we had for dinner the next night) and a goldfinch that joined us on the boat for most of the day. Kaylee tried to feed the goldfinch crackers, but it would have nothing to do with it. It only wanted flies. This was an added bonus because this was the first day we were having any issues with flies. The bird spent the whole day with us and even went inside the cabin to take a little nap perched on our knife block.
The highlights of the day were catching fish (a released bonita and two spanish mackerel we had for dinner the next night) and a goldfinch that joined us on the boat for most of the day. Kaylee tried to feed the goldfinch crackers, but it would have nothing to do with it. It only wanted flies. This was an added bonus because this was the first day we were having any issues with flies. The bird spent the whole day with us and even went inside the cabin to take a little nap perched on our knife block.
I am sad to report that after not seeing the goldfinch leave that evening, my fears came true about five days later when I found him inside the cabin in one of the book shelves. I distracted Kaylee while Ken took care of the issue :-(
