Up and on our way today to Punta Gorda which is an hour or two out of our way but it is a place we have driven to and loved and want to sail to it and see what that approach is like. We had to follow a trail of deep water to get over to bridge and under to head to our destination! So many shallow areas near the ICW or GIWW you have to stay in the cutout dredged area or experience the feel of the sand and or rocks beneath your keel. As we approached the anchorage area we did not see any boats but upon a closer look there were many boats already there..we came in toward the outside of the area and anchored close to the Fishermans Village(a restaurant and shopping mall area). A white Ibis landed on my anchor chain and just hung out for a little while.The first thing you notice is the dark brown water, it is a river outlet from the peace river where many Megalodon teeth have been found along with many other shark teeth and fossils. We lowered the dinghy along with Caretta and headed in to find some food. We found a restaurant on the water that had this incredible bbq grilled macaroni and cheese sandwich that makes two meals! It was delicious! Strolling the stores we found some cute dresses and jewelry as well as the sail bag store where the sell printed boat sails that have been cleaned and bags have been made of them. Barrys friend Jason and Keisha gave me 4 boat sails that i will construct my own bags from. I cant express my gratitiude enough for those sails. After we searched the shops we headed out to the park by the river. It really stinks by the dinghy dock but it was a nice place to tie your dinghy up at. We walked the pretty and clean side walks down next to a cool kids park, tennis courts, and an area under construction that has just laid new tiles and was surrounded by a sitting ledge with pretty ceramic or something images every few feet of shells turtles etc. Nice place very nice. We headed back to the boat to enjoy a beautiful sunset. Goonight friends.

Captains Log: Great holding right outside fishermans village, great dinghy dock with great access to parks and to ride bicycles or scooters through into and around town.