Yea! We are now in the Florida Keys at Banana Bay marina in Marathon.!! The anchorage at Barnes Sound served us well but it was time to move on yesterday morning. A short 70 mile from Marathon, our plan was to travel about 35 miles to Lingumvitae Key and tie to a mooring ball for our last night out before heading into Banana Bay for a 2 month stay. The day was pleasant enough but still very windy (15 mph). This boat we passed was the oddest one we've ever seen - sort of a cross between a sailboat, trawler and catamaran. Bet it had lots of room though. Dolphins are still around and following the bow wave occasionally. There were manatee at Barnes Sound when we left yesterday morning so lots of wildlife to watch.
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I have now concluded that 'deep' water is a matter of perspective. The northern part of the Florida Bay (which is what we've been on since Barnes Sound) is quite shallow. And even shallower when the wind blows consistently from the east (which it has done now for 4 days) as all of the water moves with the wind. So when I saw depths of 4 ft consistently, I was becoming concerned (our draft is 3'8''). Once through that and the water was a consistent 6 ft - I definitely felt like this was 'deep' water!
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But no issues. The ICW winds it way through mangrove shallow, and wide open spaces with great blue water and sandy bottoms -- much of it less than 4 feet deep. Amazing to me.
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So we have our plan: stop at designated island, tie to mooring ball and relax. Not so much. The wind was howling and there was no protection from the island. No problem - on to plan B: just go into Banana Bay a day early, tie to the dock and relax. Also not so much - the dock that was available earlier today was now occupied. Now there's a problem as there is no plan C. Steve went on the internet and once again using Activecaptain.com, found a very small key they looked like it would give some protection for the winds which were to continue throughout the night. Channel Key was full of sea birds of all kinds. The anchor set well - time to enjoy our last night on the water with tator tots and steak on the grill! Steve was up for the sunrise again .......
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We arrived at Banana Bay, tied up and promptly walked up to Hurricanes for - what else - a grilled fish sandwich. Steve (actually both of us!) is very happy to be here - as you can see :-) Dave and Joyce from Joysea (whom we last saw in June on the New York Canal) were waiting at the dock to welcome us. It was GREAT seeing them again.
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So now what? Make a list of things that need to be done on the boat (some maintenance and some improvement to the boat). Life is good in Marathon. Blogging will slow - especially if we aren't doing anything - which I expect will be most of the time :-) - at least for me!
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