Ft. Myers, Florida Doyles' dock 12/12 - 01/09/2022

Ft. Myers, FL  David and Barbara Doyles home dock  12/12 through 1/9/2022

As I mentioned, friends Dave and Barbara Doyle had heard we needed a place in Ft. Myers to leave our boat during a trip home for the holidays.  They contact us.  We had met them in Cheboygan, Michigan in May when they had sold their boat, Miss My Money.  They said they had vacant dock space and we could leave the boat there.  What a relief!  Not only was the price they charged us very minimal, but they would be home to check on the boat while we were gone.  As it turns out, that ‘checking on our boat thing' was very useful – they had a strong wind storm, 33 mph, that caused our front of our bimini to rip out of the boat.  Yikes!  Dave took some straps and tied it up so no further damage was done. He sent us pictures, so we'd know what to expect.  We’ll have to repair that when we return.

The first night we were there, Ft. Myers had their Christmas boat parade – it went right by their house!  Dave and Barbara had us, another couple whose boat was there, and a neighbor couple to their house for drinks and snacks and to watch the boats.  What a treat! 

We had met these other people in a previous year – we remembered them when we saw them!  We enjoyed their company while we were there – they had a loaner car and took us a couple of places, including dinner one night.  They also drove us to a great place for lunch and to the airport for our trip home!  Boaters are the greatest people!

We had been complaining that we had been in Florida for weeks and had not seen one alligator!  Well, there is one gator that lives in the canal where the Doyles live  - we had been there 3 or 4 days and still had not seen him.  Finally, we got a call from our neighbor boater – “Come outside – the gator is just out there!”  So, now, we have seen one alligator.  

Just a sample of the boat parade - much prettier in person!!