Monday, February 23rd
Late this morning, we took my cousin Kathy to the
airport. She had an early afternoon flight back to Vienna, Virginia.
After we left the airport, we made a quick trip to
Leehigh and looked for a few geocaches. Then we stopped by the grocery store
and stocked up again.
Later around 5:00 p.m., Kathy posted the following on
Facebook:
“This morning I was in Florida, in 77 degree weather and wearing a
light weight pullover shirt. Now I am back home in Vienna, VA in 25 degree
weather and wearing triple layers.”
I am glad that she was able to spend a couple of days
with us in a warmer climate.
Tuesday, February 24th
This morning, we dove south to Marco Island to spend the
day with the Hausers. They are spending a few days in a resort right on the
beach.
Even though it was foggy, windy and a bit cool for my
tastes, we had a good time geocaching together.
Barb had made a video call to us two days ago when they
were having trouble finding a certain cache. She reversed her camera and we
were able to make suggestions of places for them to check. Eventually, Barb
found the container. We felt like this was a virtual find for us, too. So
today, we went back to that cache site and signed the log as required to claim
a “find”.
We walked to another site where they had not found
another cache. The four of us looked and looked and finally Cordell found the
container hiding out of sight inside one of those free newspaper boxes.
Barb and I noticed this sign for Winterberry Street that made us glad that
we are in southwest Florida at this time of the year.
We stopped for lunch at a restaurant where Cordell and I
had eaten in 2013. We especially like it because there are tables outside and
two really nice fountains.
After we stuffed ourselves, we went back to the resort,
picked up our car and drove to Otter Mound Preserve. It consists of 2.45 acres
and is located in a residential area of Marco Island. This preserve is named
for a previous resident, Ernest Otter a one-time owner who had occupied the
property until 1997. Otter is credited for the unique whelk shell terraces that
define the preserve’s signature man-made feature. The "Mound" on
which Otter Mound Preserve sits was constructed by the Calusa native
inhabitants from oyster, southern surf clam, lightning whelk, and other
shellfish species and dates between 700 AD – 1200 AD.
We went back to the Hausers’ resort where they
prepared dinner for us. We were concerned about the 1+ hour drive back to Fort
Myers with all the fog that had been rolling in off the Gulf throughout the
day. However, by the time we were ready to leave, the fog had lifted
considerably and we had an easy drive back.
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