Well we came back to Florida on the 5th and for the past few days have been getting the boat ready for the trip north. Went to dinner, the last few nights with Jay and Joan from Windsong. They have sold their boat and are returning home on the 15th, so it was in many ways sad. I ordered a hatch screen from West Marine and paid for overnight delivery since we were going to leave on the 9th. Think it arrived by the time we left on Saturday - think again. I have now got to figure how I am going to get it delivered to me. if it arrives before the 15th, Jay said he would drop it off at a marina as they went north on I95. Of course West Marine is closed on the weekend so customer service is useless, and I can't even locate the place where I can insert a tracker number.
Anyways, we have departed Marathon and our trip went along Hawk Channel until we reached Channel 5, one of the few channels that allows larger boats to cross over to Florida Bay form the south side of the Keys. It was a great trip along the south side of the Keys, and we made good time considering we left at around 11:00 am after filling up with diesel. Prices are up and it cost over $550.00 to fill the tanks. We crossed over at Channel 5 and anchored very close at Matecumbe Bight in about 6 feet of water. Nice spot sheltered from the SE wind. Water was warm so Brenda went for a swim, well she got into the water and floated around. The water was nice and warm but I waited until the Masters was over before I got into the water. Lot cooler on he water than on the docks in Marathon. Don't think we will need air conditioning on tonight, of course that would not be possible as we are anchoring out.
Beautiful night with a clear sky so you can see all the stars and the moon.
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