Pots to the left of us, others on the right. Stuck in the middle with you.
That pretty much describes our journey from Palmetto to Marathon. A mine field of crab pots. It’s enough to make even these sailors crabby too. Except, who can be when your eagle-eye for those damned pots is also bringing you views of blue sea, sun and dolphins?
After leaving Marco Island we made two anchorage stops in the Florida Everglades. Indian River Bay was secluded and beautiful. Little Shark River couldn’t have been a bigger contrast – muggy, buggy, and stinky. Forced inside by the mosquitos and teeny, tiny bugs called “no-see-ems”, we still managed to enjoy a delicious birthday dinner for Todd.We made it to Boot Key Harbor in Marathon on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, February 17. Quite a sight with around 300 boats on moorings, and more than 40 boats waiting at anchor for a chance to move up the mooring ball waiting list. Thankfully, good friends from Palmetto, Fred and Ingrid, lead us in by dinghy and helped us find a place to drop anchor in those very close quarters.
At Boot Key we experienced our first “Dinghy Drift” party, did walking Pilates several mornings at the marina, and enjoyed lots of fun time with Fred and Ingrid and several new friends.
After a week we were ready to move on to Bonefish Marina to meet up with our Bahamas “buddy boat” friends, Perry and Angela. Perry and Angela own Casstaway’s big sister, Lilly Belle, a Catalina 445. We both bought our boats from the same broker at the Miami boat show in February 2016 and became fast friends after having nearby slips at Regatta Pointe for almost two years. While at Bonefish we took some time to meet up with other former Regatta Pointe friends, Matt and Mel, who now make their home at Marathon Marina.
So, almost a month after we left Regatta Pointe, at 0700 this morning Casstaway and Lilly Belle headed out for Key Largo and our anchorage at Rodriquez Bay. An evening here precedes our planned pre-dawn departure for South Bimini, Bahamas!
Thanks! Bahamas stories being posted soon!
Hey guys, Eddie from SV Oblio, love your blog. Keep em coming!