Marathon, Fl

We made it to Marathon this week; Sunday I think The days are blending together This is the farthest place in the Keys we'll bring our boat From here there's a bus that goes to the lower keys. We'll take that to Key West tomorrow for a day trip

The City Marina here is great and not very crowded now that the winter season has passed. Great facilities and really nice people.

http://ci.marathon.fl.us/government/departments/marina-and-ports/marina-webcam/

Key Largo sunset

Another beautiful day in paradise

Enuff said....

A1A

We are officially in the Keys. We passed under the highway 1 bridge today on our way to Key Largo. Great sail with the engine shut off going from Elliott Key.

Note to self...

Double check weather alerts before we leave. We left Dinner Key under blue skies but weather started to deteriorate as we entered Biscayne Bay. We managed to stay south of it before anchoring at Elliott Key.

For want of a hose clamp

We got back to the boat with dead batteries We found that a clamp broke on our bilge pump which killed the batteries. Tom figured out the problem and has gotten us up and going again. Now we have double clamps on all of our systems.

GI Joe

We thought of the grandboys when we walked by this store with a display of vintage GI Joes. They love to play with the ones we have at home. Miss them so much.

Back in Florida

We had a chance to ride back to Charleston with Annie who was attending a conference. It was a whirlwind 5 days with most of the time spent doing 'house chores'-- raking the leaves, trimming branches, laundry and visiting friends, Traffic was terrible but faster than the 5mph trip down. Nice to be back on the boat.

Coconut Grove Sailing Club

We're moored at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club off Dinner Key. Enjoyed dinner at the Sandbar Restaurant at Coconut Walk just a couple of blocks away.

Miami Skyline

We left Baker's Overhaul after a brief thunderstorm last night and headed for Coconut Grove. Beautiful day -- sunny and light winds.