Cape Florida Lighthouse

The weather has been great and we have been sailing in Hawk Channel for the last two days. Today we stayed just outside NO Name Harbor in Biscayne Bay. There were just too many boats in the basin for us to anchor and the wind is building. We took the dinghy into shore and toured Bill Baggs State Park. The Cape Florida Lighthouse is 95' high and was originally built in 1825. It is now used as only a private aid to navigation and its light is visible seven miles out. This photo is looking down at the lightkeeper's home.

Marathon Departure

We left Boot Key Harbor this morning at sunrise. This shot is looking back past Burdines, the Boot Key Lift Bridge, and then the mooring field way in the distance. It's hard to believe that we've spent three months here already and the new friends that we've made have become dear to us. Hopefully cell phones and e-mail will enable us to stay in touch. We'll anchor tonight behind Rodriguez Key in Key largo with Lorrie and Gordon from Mystic.

City Marina Bath and Shower houses

The Marathon City Marina just recently opened new bath/ shower houses for the Boot Key Mooring Field. They don't look new anymore as they are used around the clock. We are leaving Marathon and heading north so it will be 3-minute showers on the boat for us until Vero Beach.

Marathon Seafood Festival

We attended the Marathon Seafood Festival this Saturday and it was a huge event with music, craft booths, rides for the kiddies, and lots of seafood. We enjoyed lobster, fish, ribbon fries and cokes under the big tent since it was a hot and sunny day. Walt looks pretty happy with this platter of fishy treats.

Key Largo Visit

We took the bus to Key Largo Tuesday, 3/9/2010, to visit friends from Marina del Mar. Walt played tennis with Gary, then we had lunch with Annette & Gary at Mrs. Macs Kitchen-a local dive. I also shared some time with Yalina and Dalgis, ladies I tutored in December. In the afternoon we chatted with Diana and Howard on the marina patio.

Gospel Explosion

We attended the Gospel Explosion here at the Community Park this Saturday. There were music groups from the various churches that sang all afternoon. It was great to hear such a variety of music praising God. The classics: Lord I lift your Name on High, Our God is an Awesome God, and many more from our Kingdom Bound days were sung. It was great!

Tiki Hut and San Pablo

Here we are sitting in the gardens just past Vaca Cut: me, Aunt Marie, Bob, and Greta. In this shot Walt and his Dad are checking out the mooring field in Boot Key from under the Tiki Hut.

Hat of the day

Greta is modeling a hat here in Key West. She looks fabulous in it and very fashionable too.

RV visit from Mexico, N.Y.

Bob, Greta, and Bob's sister, Marie, arrived in the Washer RV all the way from Mexico, NY with side trips to North Carolina and Tampa. It was so great to see Walt's parents here in Marathon at the City Marina. They were really brave and decided to ride the Keys Shuttle bus with us to visit Key West for the day. We rode the Conch Train, lunched at the Hog's Breath, and walked up Duval Street to catch the bus back to Marathon. It was spring break for some colleges so we all got an eyeful on Duval Street and it wasn't even dark yet!

Gulf Side of Bahia Honda

These shots are of the Gulf Waters of Florida Bay. Bahia Honda has beaches on the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico which is way cool. The waves on the ocean side are never very high as the reef keeps the big breakers away. The channel between the Florida Keys and the reefs is called Hawk Channel. It's quite shallow and filled with crab pots but it usually is easy to sail. Steve and Evie are in front of the old bridge and standing on the jetty.