2/20/07 – The water was a mirror this morning as we left our anchorage at Cape Haze; so smooth and green. There were no other boats out yet and it was so serene and still. We skirted a number of small islands some inhabited and some not, maneuvered our way through shallow waters and shoals. As in Charlotte Harbor yesterday, we entered San Carlos Bay and found ourselves again tempted by the Gulf of Mexico. We were rewarded today by more dolphins playing. It was amazing to watch them swim in our wake, along side the boat and the bow wave. I also spotted two bald eagles today, but was unable to snap their picture. Just seeing them in the wild was awesome. It was a very unique narrow channel as we approached Venus, FL. There are walkways on each side of the channel, each busy with walkers, bikers, runners, strollers and folks just fishing. I waved to so many people along that route I felt like I was on a float in the Rose Parade. Roberts Bay and Sarasota Bay were just vast bodies of water, too far from the shores to see anything of interest. We’ve anchored tonight just south Cortez Bridge in Longboat Keys with about 6 other boats. We set two anchors tonight so we would not swing - and we never moved. From the stern we could see the city lights of Sarasota, as well as an immeasurable ceiling of stars.
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