The beach at Cayo Costa, the Gulf side.
The trail back from the beach, feeling brave, try taking a walk down here some foggy midnight.
The trail back from the beach, feeling brave, try taking a walk down here some foggy midnight.Gumbo anchored in Pelican Bay, Cayo Costa.
Sunset in Pelican Bay
We left Legacy Harbor Marina in Ft. Myers about 8:30 this morning the weather was beautiful, calm, clear, and not too cool. We cruised down the Caloosahatchee River to where the Okeechobee Waterway meets the Gulf Intracoastal Waterwayurned north going up Pine Island Sound. After about 40 miles we arrived at Pelican Bay at the top of the Cayo Costa barrier Island. This area is a Florida State Park it is quite rustic, by design, and it is only accessed by water, there is a dock where a water ferry drops off visitors. There are a couple of minimalist cabins and camping is alowed in tents only. Pelican Bay is very well protected from winds and waves, there are about 20 to 30 boats anchored in here tonight. We launched the dinghy this afternoon and went in to the island tied at the dock and walked over to the gulf side beach it a pretty long walk, maybe a mile. The beach is very nice and almost deserted today, there are several groups of campers using pop up tents on the ground, pretty rugged camping I'd say.
We left Legacy Harbor Marina in Ft. Myers about 8:30 this morning the weather was beautiful, calm, clear, and not too cool. We cruised down the Caloosahatchee River to where the Okeechobee Waterway meets the Gulf Intracoastal Waterwayurned north going up Pine Island Sound. After about 40 miles we arrived at Pelican Bay at the top of the Cayo Costa barrier Island. This area is a Florida State Park it is quite rustic, by design, and it is only accessed by water, there is a dock where a water ferry drops off visitors. There are a couple of minimalist cabins and camping is alowed in tents only. Pelican Bay is very well protected from winds and waves, there are about 20 to 30 boats anchored in here tonight. We launched the dinghy this afternoon and went in to the island tied at the dock and walked over to the gulf side beach it a pretty long walk, maybe a mile. The beach is very nice and almost deserted today, there are several groups of campers using pop up tents on the ground, pretty rugged camping I'd say.
We had dinner onboard.
To see our location in Pelican Bay click on the link below:
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