The anchor held and we stayed put all night. We tugged further north on the ICW toward Tampa Bay. The weather was sunny, winds were light 6 knots out of the Northwest. The Florida waterways are very well marked. We saw a loggerhead turtle, a Loon, and our first Manatee since we left CT.
A Month in Islamorada – Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina
Having a rental car for the month while we were in Islamorada gave us a lot more options than we had last year.We were able to do a little more sightseeing…The Catamaran Nationals right in Founder’s ParkWindley Key Geological ParkCoral Foss…
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Norm came to our boat this morning to help John fix an exhaust leak and to connect the isolator. The exhaust leak was relatively easy to repair. The isolator, not so much. After a few phone calls, they decided that the isolator is not compatible with o…
Black Point
Tuesday dawned with some relief from the winds which had moderated overnight. We made a dinghy run to Staniel to top off the dinghy fuel and fill the spare tank ($5.45/gal) and drop off the trash, then returned to the boat and got underway for Black Po…
Heading North
We were already beginning to meet other cruisers who were heading north to complete their own Great Loop Cruises, which made us realize that it was time to begin ours as well. So, we left lovely Boca Chita Key and pointed the bow of the Docker’s Inn north.
Treasure Cay Resort
(Sunday March 20 – Dist: 21.9 mi; Avg Speed: 9.1 mph; TTT: 2:30 hrs)
Treasure Cay Resort is a wonderful place. The pool and Tiki Bar are really nice but the best part of Treasure Cay is Cocoa Beach and the Cocoa Beach Bar. Of course,…
March 19-21, 2011 Fernandina Beach (Amelia Island), Jekyll Island, and anchorage in Walburg Creek, Georgia
March 19. Kyle took the Amtrak from Cary to Jacksonville last night and arrived at the boat at 7am sharp. After lots of hugs, we were under way. Today is our last day in Florida. It’s been a […]
Where do I start?????
Well, I guess I should start where I left off last. Oh, ya, Cabbage Key where they don’t grow cabbage. We left our anchorage at Pelican Bay to a beautiful cruise on the Gulf to Sarasota (party central) at first light and arrived in Sarasota late monday…
September Song 2011-03-22 07:50:00
Dolphins playing in our bow wake on the way to Sarasota.A party barge leaving Sarasota harbor.A group of Amish ladies out for a day cruise. I thought the Amish were land lovers. No bikinis on that boat!
September Song 2011-03-22 07:49:00
Some of the early arrivals getting together on September Song’s fly bridge.A little warm-up party before the rest of the group gets here.Brenda’s big kid Todd.
