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There no rooms at the inn….Marathon is full and as usual has a waiting list.  The good news is that about 30 boats left on Wednesday taking advantage of a good weather window for crossing the Gulf Stream so there were plenty of anchorages available.  I love our Manson anchor and have such confidence in it […]

Thursday we sailed Hawks Channel from Islamorada to Boot Key (Marathon).  Hawks Channel is the Atlantic ocean but there is a reef line offshore before it gets deep.  The reef does not come above the surface so it does not offer any protection, you just need to know it is there.  It is the reefs that everyone […]

Islamorada has been a stop for us every year.  Our first year to cruise we choose Islamorada as the final staging point before crossing the Gulf Stream.  Besides having a great small grocery store a short dinghy ride and walk to it has Lorelei’s.  Another favorite night spot of ours.  One of the first things […]

We had a delightful evening on anchor in Blackwater Sound.  After a breakfast of pancakes we pulled anchor and set off for Islamorda another one of our favorite hangouts in the Key’s.  During the sail we saw an odd sight.  Sail boats being oared.  Check this out:     We looked up Outward Bound on […]

  In the Key’s one of my favorite places to anchor is Blackwater Sound.  It is large, close enough to eatery’s (if you want) yet you can get off by yourself without a lot of traffic ( can’t tell you what it is like in the summer though). We got our anchor down well before […]

One of our favorite hangouts in Blackwater Sound was Gilbert’s.  We pulled up and found they were under major renovations projects.  They once small, quaint outdoor karanoke bar is growing and they are expanding…..big time.  Much of the expansion was still under construction but their new Cabana bar was up and running.     After […]

We left Boca Chita for a leisurely 16 mile sail to Card Sound to Alamba Jacks.  You really have to know that Alabama Jacks is there because it is down a very narrow, mangrove line channel.  It is known as a “biker hangout” but there was a conspicuously absence of bikers for probably a couple […]

Boca Chita Ocean Side Sailing into Boca Chita

We left Scotty’s Landing and had a lovely sail for the 13 or so miles to Boca Chita arriving around noon.  There was a charter boat there and Rusty’ soon struck up a conversation with the Captain and his wife, swamping information and boat cards.

We debated taking the Ft Lauderdale Tour Boat or starting our sail.  All being sailors the vote was to SAIL.  The first part of the trip was motoring thru 8 more bridges but our experience was more like what we were use to…….pleasant and uneventful.  We arrive around 4:00 to Card Sound and Scotty’s Landing.  […]