We are in Miami! We have travelled 1,172 miles along the ICW! 7 weeks!
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| Downtown Miami - Rickenbacker Causeway going into Miami Beach in front. |
And since its a Sat, the locals are out in full force on their power boats enjoying the day. Some are noisy and fast.
We picked up a mooring ball in Pelican Harbor Marina. We donned snorkel gear and gave the bottom of our boat a good cleaning. Then we went to shore and toured the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station. They run a rehab hospital for pelicans. Apparently pelicans feed on bait fish and can mistake discarded fishing lures with hooks for these. Staff perform surgery and keep the pelicans during recovery. Many are released, but we noticed they seem to continue to hang around the area!
There was one baby in a large cage of many adult pelicans. Apparently staff place nesting supplies in the middle of the pen. The pelicans then play their own version of "Hunger Games" to make nests as others steal for their own. So, its very rare when a baby is born.
Sun Dec 7
Arrived in Crandon Park on Key Biscayne. Water beautiful! We decided to grill out, but we had no steaks. So, we took our first bus ride to the grocery store. Two hours later, we returned with our steaks! Quite an experience, but we need to learn to do this. We look out over the Miami skyline and the lights at night are a real change from the salt marshes of SC and GA!
Mon Dec 8
Decided to stay another night here. We walked to the beach in the morning. Then we decided to do something foreign- go sailing! It was a delightful time under full sail with no engine out on Biscayne Bay!
Tues Dec 9
Finally we are here in Coconut Grove! We have a slip at Dinner Key Marina for 1 month. It is at the sight of the old Pan Am Clipper Airport/Seaport in the 1930's, where amphibious planes took off to the Caribbean and Latin America. Eventually this area was sold to the city of Miami, who built a marina. We dug out our folding bikes and toured all around Coconut Grove.
There are several fellow boater friends from Rock Hall here, so we all met for a wonderful Happy Hour, of course we all rode our bikes to the pub.
Wed Dec 10
We cleaned the boat, went bike riding, and did laundry. Carol managed to drop a bike pedal off the dock-uhoh! She found a diver working in the marina who was nice enough to help us out. Never a dull moment on a boat - on a good day at least 90% of systems are working. Now the dinghy motor is not working, so we arranged for a mechanic to look at it. Our cruising friends are having the same type of fun/work days. Looking forward to Lee and Brit's arrival Friday!
We picked up a mooring ball in Pelican Harbor Marina. We donned snorkel gear and gave the bottom of our boat a good cleaning. Then we went to shore and toured the Pelican Harbor Seabird Station. They run a rehab hospital for pelicans. Apparently pelicans feed on bait fish and can mistake discarded fishing lures with hooks for these. Staff perform surgery and keep the pelicans during recovery. Many are released, but we noticed they seem to continue to hang around the area!
There was one baby in a large cage of many adult pelicans. Apparently staff place nesting supplies in the middle of the pen. The pelicans then play their own version of "Hunger Games" to make nests as others steal for their own. So, its very rare when a baby is born.
Sun Dec 7
Arrived in Crandon Park on Key Biscayne. Water beautiful! We decided to grill out, but we had no steaks. So, we took our first bus ride to the grocery store. Two hours later, we returned with our steaks! Quite an experience, but we need to learn to do this. We look out over the Miami skyline and the lights at night are a real change from the salt marshes of SC and GA!
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| Full moon rising over Miami |
Mon Dec 8
Decided to stay another night here. We walked to the beach in the morning. Then we decided to do something foreign- go sailing! It was a delightful time under full sail with no engine out on Biscayne Bay!
Tues Dec 9
Finally we are here in Coconut Grove! We have a slip at Dinner Key Marina for 1 month. It is at the sight of the old Pan Am Clipper Airport/Seaport in the 1930's, where amphibious planes took off to the Caribbean and Latin America. Eventually this area was sold to the city of Miami, who built a marina. We dug out our folding bikes and toured all around Coconut Grove.
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| Bike folded for storage in lazaretto |
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| Bike extended for riding |
There are several fellow boater friends from Rock Hall here, so we all met for a wonderful Happy Hour, of course we all rode our bikes to the pub.
Wed Dec 10
We cleaned the boat, went bike riding, and did laundry. Carol managed to drop a bike pedal off the dock-uhoh! She found a diver working in the marina who was nice enough to help us out. Never a dull moment on a boat - on a good day at least 90% of systems are working. Now the dinghy motor is not working, so we arranged for a mechanic to look at it. Our cruising friends are having the same type of fun/work days. Looking forward to Lee and Brit's arrival Friday!
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