“Short” “No Frills” Cruise to Tween Waters Resort Marina Proves Popular
With a long cruise to the Golden Isles of Georgia scheduled in April, the Cape Coral Cruise Club offered a “short” cruise to Captiva Island’s Tween Waters Resort Marina Wednesday, April 16th through Friday, April 18th. Although 13 boats signed up to participate, only 7 made the cruise due to boat problems, illness or other unforeseen events. The 7 boats were “Sunkissed”, Phil & Lyn Quick; “K D J”, Mark & Sue Thompson; “Desperado”, Jon Lynch & Elise Vannoy; “Knot Again”, Larry & Mary Ann Habich; “New Horizons”, Ted & Beverley Hutson; “Jean Mary III”, Jeanie Douglass with son Peter and his wife Patti; and “Moonlighter”, Lee & Brenda Jetton with guests Gary & Danee Halford. Joining the cruise by car were Chuck Pollack & Sue Herzog, Joan Prosser, Joan Raymond, and Sonja Wright.
Billed as a “no frills” cruise, the only fee for the cruise was a tip for the dockhands. A dry erasure white board was installed where anyone could post an activity, and those who wished to join in could do so. Since there was no cooking demands on the ladies, they enjoyed being able to join in with the men at any time.
Activities posted on the white board included swimming or hot-tubbing, lunch pool-side, dominoes, cards, a walk to town for ice cream, beach going, a walk to the Green Flash restaurant for dinner, and cocktails on the dock. Although rain, high wind and thunderstorms had been predicted, the cruise enjoyed mostly sunny weather and light winds both cruising to and from Tween Waters.
Cruise Leader Brenda Butler Jetton had announced that as a gesture of good will, she would donate popcorn at happy hour, but that it would be limited to 2 kernels per person per day. At cocktail hour on the second day, some participants complained that they had not been given the promised popcorn, so Brenda produced 7 zip lock bags filled with 12 kernels (2 per person per day) for each boat. Each boat’s name was written on the zip lock bag. After a good laugh, big bowls of both cheese popcorn and kettle corn were set out for consumption.
On Friday, a group dinner was held at the on-site Crows Nest restaurant with 20 in attendance. After a rocky start (an incorrect group menu was presented without the promised Teriyaki Grilled Salmon) correct copies were presented and a delicious meal was then enjoyed by all.
As strong winds were predicted for later on Saturday, most boats left early and were home before the wind and waters kicked up. All who participated agreed that a “no frills” cruise can be a lot of fun, hope it will be repeated in the future, and thank Brenda Butler for organizing a great “un-organized” cruise.
The Cape Coral Cruise Club is open to new members who own a boat with overnight accommodations. For membership information please contact Larry Mitchell at 239-560-2823. View a short picture video of Club activities and review additional Club information on its website, www.c-c-c-c.org.
By Lee Jetton