To the Keys

Our trip to Marathon was one of our last long days of traveling. We left before sunrise and travelled in the open Gulf at a speed of about 20 mph, which is more than double our usual speed! Very necessary since we had 115 miles to go! The auto pilot was set for 7 Mile Bridge, but with auto navigation, we had to be constantly on the look out for crab pots! It was worth keeping our eyes on the water for the 6 hour trip through mostly shallow waters. The seagrasses and fish were visible and to our delight, so were 2 sea turtles in their beutiful natural habitat. When we arrived at the bridge, we took a hard left towards the famous Faro Blanco Marina and just pass it to our place, the newer Marlin Bay Marina. After docking, I was excited to see the bright pink, green and blue parrot fishes just outside our dock.

(That's not my picture, I could not capture the vivid colors with my iphone! At a nearby park, Marathon's Annual Seafood Fest was goingon. Lots of seafood vendors as well as beer tents, local artist booths and live bands. We ejoyed walking around and ended up getting some home smoked ribs from a family selling them from their driveway. The smells were just as good as the ribs (we needed a break from seafood!) We came back to our boat and was rewarded by our first Keys Sunset!