Ft. Myers’s, Florida - a Blues Festival

Today we cruised from Charlotte Harbor on the ICW to the Caloosahatchee Waterway, which will ultimately take us to the east coast of Florida. Along the way, the water was fairly comfortable. 

Caloosahatchee Waterway
Then we saw these power lines crossing the water just as they cross land at home:

And the water is not blue anymore 😢

Supposedly the water is not blue because the water is brackish. The blue Gulf water mixes with the fresh inland water and becomes brown.

On our way to downtown Ft. Myers

Taurus in its slip for a couple of nights

Ft. Myers is known as the City of Palms
Our marina tonight is a municipal marina in the heart of downtown Ft. Myers. Under the heading “things we didn’t expect”, the Ft. Myers Blues Festival is this weekend. And it’s right next to the marina!  We are being treated to Blues music right on our boat. A sample:  Ft. Myers Blues Festival from the Flybridge of Taurus

And while the music was playing, we had a beautiful sunset:

One other thing - does anyone know why the boat next to us has a leaf blower and 3 helmets?  
We can’t come up with a reasonable explanation. 🤷‍♀️ 

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