Day 117 - January 26, 2013: Naples

This morning started with an early bike ride up to West Marine to exchange a leaking fender under warranty. Success! No questions asked. How often does that happen?

After waiting for the high tide, we prepared to exit Wiggins Pass, which I'm told was named after a beekeeper. We crossed our fingers that we could get through. Three times we touched bottom on the sand bars but fortunately were able to keep underway. What a relief! Then we headed on down to Naples and the Naples City Dock.

The challenging Wiggins Pass and shallow sandbars

There were dozens of high-rise condo buildings along the coastline, and as we entered Naples there were many very, very large estates. I'm told that many of these are worth up to $40M dollars!

Large estates surrounding Naples

Arriving at Naples, we were picked up by Chet and Susie, friends from Spring Lake who have a winter home here, and were given a tour of Naples and the coastline north. After visiting their home in Bonita Springs, we went back into Naples to eat a fabulous dinner in the heart of the downtown shopping district.