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Naples ... Not Sure I Live in this World!

2/22/2013

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Naples ... I'm not sure I live in the same world as these lucky folks! 

We dinghied around eying all the extensive estates from the water.  Possibly the most amazing part was that several of the estates had boats bigger than Winterlude -- and they said "Tender To...." -- indicating they were the dinghy for a larger boat ... or cruise ship.  Our dinghy is 9' long for a 37 foot boat.  I guess that makes a 37 foot dinghy a tender to a 150 foot ship ... or maybe a true "yacht".   :) 
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We were very thankful that our feet were all in good working order... since we only have 2 days here - it's looking like our weather window for Marco or points south may be Sunday ... we wanted to make sure we didn't miss a thing.  So we walked ... first we walked from City Dock to the famous Naples Pier landmark -- you know, the one we almost hit yesterday when we kept having to tack out to compensate for the wind going faster south than forecast?  :) 
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Dozens of folks fishing on the top, but underneath was more interesting visually. 
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Then we walked through not one, but two historic districts ... and then the famous Naples 5th Avenue -- lots of shops and cool sidewalk cafes filled with people enjoying themselves.   Things must be tough even in Naples - we were surprised how many restaurants were offering fixed price meals -- $35 for an appetizer, two entrees, one dessert and a bottle of California wine.  Wonder if Boone's Farm is bottled in California?   We went back to the boat for dinner with our fabulous view instead. 
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Did I mention more private jets that we've ever seen anywhere?  Made Chicago O'Hare look like a small town airport!  We walked a total of 4 1/2 miles, although it felt like ten - especially the last mile back to City Dock after we'd gotten groceries at a wonderful local grocery called Wynn's Market. 
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Tonight we had a different view from the cockpit for dinner -- the Naples Yacht Club.  I guess that means all those nice folks enjoying their dinner at the Naples Yacht Club had a great view of Winterlude!   :)
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