Colin

Tropical Storm Colin paid us a visit this week.
We had planned to spend a couple of weeks in Ft Myers Beach but our stay was extended by the storm. The mooring balls here seemed like a safer bet than being anchored out. The storm hit during the night Sunday.  We had heavy rain and winds at maybe 25 to 30 knots. It was an uncomfortable night but we didn't feel unsafe. On Monday it was calm for a while in the morning but by afternoon the back side of the storm caught us. Some heavy rain and some thunder, a few hits close by but we were fine.
By Tuesday afternoon it was sunny and wind had slacked considerably.
Other than some serious rocking during the night Sunday  (which knocked a few items off the galley counter) we had no damage other than loss of a little sleep.
We stopped by Petey's Upper Deck bar at Mantanzas Inn a couple of times. Kelly, the barkeep took good care of us. The Jerk wings are pretty good and the pizza is great. Good selection of draft beer. Very convenient to the dinghy dock.
One effect of the storm was some very high tides. After doing some laundry on Sunday morning the tide was so high we couldn't get to the dinghy dock. We went to Petey's for a beer while we waited for the tide to lower.
It's been an interesting few days.