Day 115 - January 24, 2013: The Pelican Yacht Club and North Naples

We decided to move the boat down along the Gulf coast into Wiggins Pass and stay at the Pelican Yacht Club in North Naples. This is very close to where Win and Susan have their condo and would give us an opportunity to see this area.

The entrance to Wiggins is very shallow and required us to come in at high tide. Luckily, a boat similar to Great Laker was exiting the pass as we arrived, and I was able to observe the path it took and talk to the captain by VHF.  The water level turned out to be only six inches deeper than our keel, so we carefully worked our way in.

Clearing the sand bar by inches in Wiggins Pass (photo by Win)

The Pelican Yacht Club is an exclusive and private member owned club. Although they do not appear to favor transient boats, with some persistence we were able to get in, but we were limited to two nights.

We went to see Win and Susan's condo, and then Win and I went out to see the gulf beaches while Susan and Anne went shopping. Later we had a most delicious seafood meal at Susan's favorite restaurant. It is so great to see them and have some time together.