The Miserable Mile!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 The Miserable Mile! From: Fort Myers Beach, FL MM 5.0 To: Cayo Costa, FL MM 23.0 Latt: 26 41 01N Long: 82 14 12W Weather: wind generally less than 5 knots; high 80, low 60, mostly sunny Comment: At 0800, we motored out of the FMB mooring field, bound for Cayp Costa. At the West Coast ICW MM 0, we entered the so called "Miserable Mile." it is a straight, narrow, exposed channel that is subject to strong cross currents and open to wind. The miserable mile has quite a reputation, but it this day, it was very benign. At times we were able to motor sail with the jib. The scenery is pretty along this stretch of the ICW. Useppa Island and Cabbage Key are particularly attractive and will Merritt a visit someday, just not today! By 1330 hours, the anchor was down and we were preparing SUNSHINE for a few days stay in Pelican Bay and Cayo Costa. Anna Marie and I went ashore for an exploratory peek at the cay. We plan to walk the length of the beach tomorrow.