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| I thought of the contrast of our boat hailing from Lake Erie yet now being as far south as you can get in the US |
We’ve been in Marathon long enough that the barnacles
& algae have started taking over the boat.
Had to pay a diver to scrape the hull of all the unwanted critters. Planning a 2-week trip up the east coast of
Florida, departing either Monday or Tuesday.
We’ll travel inside the Keys on the ICW, rather than outside the Keys
but inside the reef, because we’ll anchor along the way. We’d like to get to Boca Chita Key, a remote
island in Biscayne Bay, where we visited about 8 years ago. Communications may be spotty in that
location.
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| A sign on the dock here in Marathon |
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| Also on the dock here in Marathon, watch out for the iguanas! They have been known to climb aboard sailboats to spend the night. |
Had some miscellaneous photos that I thought were
interesting, so here they are.
One of the adventures of the Keys is going out to the
barrier reefs to either snorkel or scuba dive.
Yesterday Sue & I went on the tour boat (which was cheaper than
taking our own boat) to Sombrero Lighthouse reef, which was only 2 miles
offshore, to finally use our snorkel gear (after carrying it on board for
several years). The boat tied to the
mooring ball & we spent a marvelous 1-1/2 hours on the living reef. Many types of coral, coral rocks dropping off
to sand bottoms, schools of reef fish everywhere! Water was calm & crystal clear. Bought a cheap underwater camera to prove
that we were there. Absolutely perfect
conditions on a perfect reef – picture postcard perfect (for those of you who
remember postcards!) We enjoyed it so
much that we’re going back again today!
The local radio station concludes their weather reports
by saying “Another day in Paradise”. I’d
have to agree.
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| Driving across "Alligator Alley" through the Everglades on our way back from Ohio, we need to watch for Florida Black Panthers |
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| Also in the Everglades, this gotta be the country's smallest post office! I like the mailbox around back! |
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