Revisiting Picnic Island
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2024
- Episode 6 of our extended weekend getaway aboard our 26’ Regal XO in SW Florida exploring the waters around Pine Island.
We’ve completed our circumnavigation of Pine Island and “cross our wake” at Picnic Island, a small sandbar island popular with local boaters. It’s a windy rough day, but we relax anchored in the lagoon, explore the island and leave our mark.
The island has changed much since Hurricane Ian came through a couple years earlier.
Follow us on this series as we traveled from Cape Coral, through the ICW up Pine Island sound to Cayo Costa, Pelican Bay, Tarpon Lodge, Bokeelia, Matlacha, St James City and finally Picnic Island.
We attempt to visit another restaurant in our next episode. So stick around for the next video!
Hey guys. Norma and I just watched this episode together, and your shout-out to us put big, big smiles on our faces. Very unexpected! Thanks a million from New Brunswick, Canada. Don't forget to fly that flag on 01 July. Cheers!
Will do! We have it on our calendar!
Awesome we love that island 👍😎
We’re planning to head there tomorrow after the rain clears out.
Great place for a fire with all those down trees
Nice to see the water back to its normal color after stopping the LK O discharges. I noticed the water in St Lucie county, south of us is looking much better too.Can’t wait to get back over that way sometime this year and this time with our boat!😀
Yes major difference once they slowed the flow from Lake O.
great video again I really like the 26 regal xo good to see you guys smiling thanks alk in michigan
Retiree Island! Love it! Have you noticed any alligators in the saltier water? They are getting more common here in Texas beaches at Galveston, Freeport and Jamaica Beach.
Never seen an alligator down in SW Cape.
The Admiral sure does love her dolphins!
That she does! Lol
Love the videos. This is totally helping me as our house will be near Pine Island. And your Boat choice is making me reconsider what we will buy as our permanent boat. Our house is behind schedule, but it’s almost done and I’ll be in town next week to view the progress.
There is no such thing as a permanent boat 😆 . I remember saying that about my first boat in 1993. A 19’ Bayliner cuddy. 😂 5 boats ago.
Hey its not that cold here in Canada.. Was almost 70° today LOL
My old "stomping grounds" I miss it.
That water looks amazing
I've never chanced it on the lagoon side, with my sterndrive. I usually go on the opposite side just to be sure. Maybe I'll try it one quiet day!
The approach is the shallowest. Once inside, it deepens.
Awesome. Thanks for all the insight you provide when boating. It helps a lot.
Thanks. It’s the main reason we do videos - to share the locations and help others enjoy them. Otherwise we’re just 2 bozos. Lol
Hoping you take some more trips on the Meridian soon! I'm close to getting a 341 - just waiting for the right one in my budget.
You going to get big news about the meridian soon and lots of videos on it.
sticker still there, saw it Saturday
lol thanks! I saw it last weekend but it was starting to peel.
ohh good my cloths are still there,,, was doing more than camping there
fun video! please fix your wind noise prob
Wind was ridiculous that day even with my Bluetooth mic. Hence the small craft advisory.
Love it. Do you guys find yourselves using the Meridian less and less since you moved to Fl and bought the Regal? Up here in the northeast it makes total sense, but down there with all the bars and shallow passes, I would imagine the Regal just makes everything easier and more enjoyable.
For day trips and quick weekends, we go with the regal to get close to beaches, but we use the meridian for sunset cruises with lots of friends and longer trips. Most of our charters also want the meridian even though we go slow.
Plus there is nothing like the views from a flybridge!
Nice, but the biggest problem with Florida is the people to island ratio.
You can't find a place without neighbors.
There are plenty of islands in SW florida, especially around Pine Island, problems are depth on approach and many don’t have beaches. Just mangroves.