Marathon, FL to Key Largo, FL

Jan. 6 – Jan. 17

We made final preparations to leave Marathon. Randy dove under the boat to check for barnacles that attach to the bottom and the props. Good news, the bottom looked really good and we didn’t need to hire a diver to come clean them off. The bad news (there is always bad news), our props where loose on the shafts, (no idea how this happened!). This meant we needed to be hauled out for them to be tightened.

"Wounded Warriors" biked past so we came out from the marina to support them.

 

We were hauled out on Jan. 13, props were tightened, the boat put back in the water and we were on our way to our first stop in Islamorada. Spent 2 nights on anchor there and then headed east to Barnes Sound, Key Largo to another anchorage. At this time we are slowly heading east so when a weather window appears we will cross to the Bahamas.

While in Islamorada we walked through a very large Bass Pro shop.

 

 In Key Largo we took our dinghies in to a restaurant called Alabama Jacks,

which is famous for Conch fritters.

 

 Stingray next to the dock.

Ken, Jim Angel, Sharon, Randy, Jim Mitchell, Mimi.

Alabama Jacks from the road.

The space between the red and silver car is reserved for motorcycles.

Very high class place but the food was great!