What a change it has been from sleepy Cedar Key to arriving in Port Charlotte Florida. It is high season here, heavy traffic, crowded restaurants but WARM WEATHER. Our daily high temperatures have been from 70 to 80 degrees every day. We are staying at the very cool little 12 room resort, Banana Bay Motel, on Charlotte Harbor and our front door is about 12 steps from the water. There is a very long fishing & boat rental dock, heated swimming pool, hammock, and we have found the small rooms to be very comfortable with kitchenettes and gas grills outside your door. For us, if the weather is warm it is more important to have nice amenities outside than a large fancy room.
Banana Bay Motel offers kayak, bicycle and pontoon boat rentals. There is a very long fishing dock, but so far we have only caught nine stingray. A recent cold front caused a fish kill of tarpon, snook, and catfish although some species such as sea trout and red fish were not affected. Many evenings people gather at the dock area to watch the beautiful sunsets, and we have met many new interesting friends from England, Canada, Michigan and Wisconsin. After a week here we have decided to stay for two more nights.
We visited Englewood Beach near here a few days ago but found it to be a bit cool with the brisk wind blowing over the cool waters of the Gulf of Mexico in January. In my opinion, you can't beat staying on the bay this time of year, especially for $60-$90 per night in South Florida. Banana Bay gets top marks for a Beach Bum Type Resort in the winter.
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