Yes, we are still hanging out in Marathon. Boot Key Harbor is such a unique and friendly place! Its a bit like being at summer camp- lots of activities going on everyday. For example,
In the park- yoga, tennis, softball, bocci, all scheduled for you
In the big lobby- jewelry making, rug making, basket making, card games and dominoes
In the tiki hut- DVD exchanges, sing alongs, pot lucks, educational talks for boating
And lots of happy hours on boats!
One day a fellow cruiser came in and made jewelry glass blowing.
Louie, "the pirate", actually an ex-cop, made an octopus necklace for Carol while we watched.
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We learned to play Mexican Train Dominoes on bad weather days.
Kathy and Gary McCoy, friends from out homeport, were down on vacation. They drove us to the infamous No Name Pub, a former brothel, on Big Pine Key. Great pizza!
Pam Kazaba, Chad's mom, came down for a visit and even stayed onboard with us!
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| Girls Day Out in Key West |
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| Made a trip to the Turtle Hospital in Marathon. This little guy had a chunk of his side taken out by a shark. He had surgery and was recovering well. |
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| Pam relaxing on the boat. |
We found some local color at our anchorage off Picnic Island with locals hanging out on the sandy island with palm trees. They had furnished it with picnic table, grill, and chairs and hammocks. As we were hanging out there, Jerry pulled up. He had a pontoon boat that he had built a wooden structure on, sort of like a Huck Finn raft. He had made a steering wheel from a bicycle metal wheel with keg taps all around as handholds! Jerry looked like a ZZ Top band member. He travelled around the near shore islands and lived on his raft. Quite a character! Even had a Yeti cooler! Wish I had gotten a picture, but left the camera onboard!
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| Entrance to channel to Looe Key Resort |
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| Rough seas |
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| Tammy and Michael from Aria |
Also took a bus up to Miami and attended the Miami International Boat Show and Coconut Grove Arts Festival. Got to visit with friends, Bill and David and Cheri, our traveling companions on the ICW.
Boat Show pix
Arts Festival
We are now starting to plan our next leg of the trip. Mother Nature is in charge and we have had a lot of wind and some rainy days this winter. Looking for a good weather window to travel!
Stay tuned!
