Key West Winter
No blogs while staying down here. As
the very old quote goes “what happens here, stays here.”
However, with that said, what a great 3 months we had with lots of friends and family joining us. I do have to
post some pictures!
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| Jonathan & Kelly |
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| Smather's Beach. |
Journey Back to Ortega
Speaking of "moving on"
2017 Monday, March 13th No
matter the wind weather reports, one never knows the condition of the
seas until one sticks their head out in it. Hawk channel (the ocean
part where you have to cruise to get to and leave from Key West) was
smooth in the beginning, but the last couple of hours came with lots
of chops before entering the ICW at Marathon. We had ginger cookies
for lunch which are suppose to ease one's stomach. Alan is fine.
Sherry is too, really.
After traveling 83 miles, which is more
than we like to cruise in one day, we anchored in a small bay at
Cowpens Key for the night. Before morning the south westerly winds
had increased to 20 knots, I'm sure. Lots of anchor chain noise and
little of sleep.
Tuesday 14th of March.
Anchored in Miami Marine Stadium. We enjoyed spaghetti with Italian
meatballs while watching the lights come on in Miami. Once again
during the night the wind kicked up its speed and not much sleep was
had by the captain and his wife.
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Miami skyline sunset.
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Wednesday & Thursday. We treated
ourselves to 2 nights at Lighthouse Marina Yacht Club in Pompano.
Good food and no matter the winds, we are tied to the dock and it's
not moving! Plenty of good rest and sleep. Great dock master, Zach,
let us borrow his Mazda Miata to go fetch food from Publix for the
rest of the trip home.
Friday. After traveling only 40 miles,
we dropped our anchor in the North Lake Worth for the night. Since
we arrived early, we read on the flying bridge until sunset and then
enjoyed chicken piccata watching the sunset. This is the kind of
anchoring we enjoy. Just enough breeze to cool things off. Pretty
spot and lots of quiet.
Saturday & Sunday Ft. Pierce City
Marina. After two days on the anchor, it is always fun to get off
the boat for awhile. We biked over to the beach on Sunday, found a
few seashells, and shared a hamburger and fries for lunch.
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| Never tires of looking at boats. Ft. Pierce inlet. |
Night of 21th of March.
Honeymoon Lake. Another perfect anchorage. Little wind and no
noise.
March 22- 23. New Smyrna Beach City
Marina. Enjoyed 2 lovely days at this delightful little town. Windy again so we extended our stay. The
highlight was riding our bikes on the beach, visiting a Bob Ross
museum where you learn to teach like Bob Ross (the painter)
, and our docktails with
fellow loopers, about a dozen of us.
Florida March winds are challenging.
They continue to howl, but we must move on.
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| Jupiter lighthouse. |
Night of 24
rd. We picked up
a mooring ball in St. Augustine. Winds had waned. We took the water
shuttle in to have our last dinner at Harry's seafood, our favorite
dining spot in this city that claims to be the oldest in America.
Saturday, March 25
th. Home slip C83
Ortega Landing, Jacksonville!!
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