Fort Myers Beach Labor Day Cruise

So we took the Rev's Tri-toon out last weekend. It was labor day Sunday and Cap'n Crunch, Run-aground Ralph, the Rev, Boston Bob and I cruised the beaches in style at around 40 mph. The boat is way over powered with a 250hp Merc on the back but once it is on semi-plane only half throttle is needed to keep it

there.

We went all over, almost to Red Fish Pass on the outside, up the river to the new Boathouse at Cape Coral Yacht club and finally anchored off the Lani Kai. We dropped a stern anchor (lunch hook) to keep the waves from driving us onshore before we dropped the front boarding ladder. Had intentions of going and having a beer served by Mike at the beach bar and then up top to see Joe but before we could get off a group of  jail bait girls crawled aboard like live rats boarding a new ship.

They snapped selfies while lying about on the plush seating and one tried to out do the other. I didn't see the first girl take her bikini top off but I saw the second and the fifth. Before we could shoo them off the boat, one had her bottom off, too! They were taking pictures of themselves all the time.

The Reverend was furious! The rest of us were laughing until the one with no bottom admitted she was only 15 years old. Then we panicked! We didn't throw them off but several jumped off the sides without getting their cell phones wet a bit.

"I think they were drunk," said Boston Bob, "but they're underage?"

"The old 7-11 shuttle," said Cap'n Crunch. "They bribe a legal age youngster to buy them the beer and then drink it down real fast so they get maximum affect. Why do you think I bought the Captiva Condo?"

We didn't know and really didn't care but Crunchie had to prove he was smarter than everyone else so, "To keep my Grand kids off Fort Myers Beach," he said.

We watched them walk on the beach toward the pier for quite a while. They acted drunk even if they weren't, it could have been youthful exuberance. When they were out of sight we went ashore and fulfilled our mission. Every place was packed solid with people and we didn't stay long. It might have been the beer prices, too. We're old and on Social Security.

I didn't take a picture, sorry. Boston Bob did but his wife made him erase them. Lot good that does, LOL! 

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