Birthday girl arrives

On Monday, March 20th, we departed Marathon in thick, dark, stormy clouds, and headed north to Key Largo. We arrived in sunny crisp weather at Ocean Reef Marina and docked on the H Pier among the many mega yachts. We were just in this very place Christmas 2021 and never could have imagined our return would be via our own vessel! Ocean Reef is a private club community which we have been invited to several times in the past by friends, especially Anne H., back in the days when our daughters were in Middle School. Ocean Reef is a colorful golfcart commuity that is spread out with various homes and condos. It's big, but never feels too large or small. While docking, a nice gentleman from the boat across from us, High Cotton, came over. I noticed his boat home was DeBordieu, SC and we begain talking. Turns out, we remembered each other from our sons' class at Woddberry! The next evening Phillip and Ellen A. came over for drinks and we had a great visit! The fist days were really about boat cleaning and laundry as we prepared for our daughter, MW and her friend Isabel to visit us for the rest of the week.

Fresh off the plane, Mary Winston and Isabel met us at the poolside cafe which is also next to ORC's boat channel. They were so happy to swap the NYC Blues for the FL blues skies and water!The girls caught up with their friend, Laney H., who is the OG of ORC, she first invited the girls here when they were 12!

Later that night, we had dinner at the Islander, and of course tuna pizza! Of course, a chocolate chip cookie cake for the Birthday girl!