Marathon to Key West, FL

Today:    42 miles, 6 hours, ICW St. M 1279.2

Total:     1392.2 miles, 215.35 hours

Blue is Atlantic waters & Green is Gulf
The winds blew the gulf
onto the Atlantic in Hawk's Channel!

     Anchor was up at 8:40 and we stopped to pick up fuel before leaving Marathon.  Winds were as predicted, 20-25 from the NNW. We were able to cruise at 7.5 – 7.8 mph.  As we remembered, there were lots of floats, requiring a lot of small adjustments while underway.

Shrimper

Water Hazzards

Part of the fleet off of Stock Island

       As we neared Sock Island, we didn’t see any Navy jets taking off or landing at Boca Chica, but we did see lots of fishing boats in a very condensed area.  I counted 17 boats.  It was remarkable.

     We were in our dock by 4:15. Pete decided to bow-in due to the winds.  Thankfully, the floating docks are 40-foot long, so Bailey and we, will have no problem getting off the boat.

     Once secure in the dock, we decided to grab a quick bite at Burger King, then go over to Pubix for some necessary food items.

     We read for a short while and called it a day.

       

~ ~ ~ /) ~ ~  K & P