We arrived in Marathon on November 15th. Our marina is the Harbor Cay Club. It's privately owned slips and boaters can rent out slips when the owners are not here. It's very quaint and located on the west side of the Keys. The day we came in, we had to cruise about 3 hours across the Gulf. In that 3 hours of cruising, we dodged lobster traps like crazy. We were about 10 miles off shore and they were everywhere. Needless to say, we were exhausted by the time we arrived to our dock.
Captain Still turned the big 60 on November 19th. We went to dinner that night and ran into Rodney and Katrina Warren. Their son went to school with Mandy and Jimmy. Plus, Katrina was Ryley's (our granddaughter) kindergarten teacher in Flour Bluff. This is a stop over for them before they head to Belize. Very small boating world out here.
Ed Boden (a friend of ours from Houston) arrived on 11/20 and we cruised to a another island about an hour away. That was our first outing in the Atlantic Ocean. Beautiful waters but a little rough the day we cruised.
It's beautiful here. We have really enjoyed the restaurants. One place we went to is called the "Stuffed Pig". Their breakfast menu is incredible. Everything from pancakes to a wide variety of omelets (lobster, conch, crab, alligator tail) - you name it, they have it.
In our little lagoon marina, there are two Manatees that hang out. They are huge. They will swim right up by your boat and if you spray water on them, they roll over on their backs and just float.
We are going home on 11/30 to see all our babies. We will be there for a week to take care of house business and doctor's appointments. Even though we are having a wonderful time on this trip, I realize now that I need to fly home at least twice a year to see the kids. We plan to head to the Bahamas after the first of January. Until then, hope your holidays are wonderful.
Jess and Cindy
Captain Still turned the big 60 on November 19th. We went to dinner that night and ran into Rodney and Katrina Warren. Their son went to school with Mandy and Jimmy. Plus, Katrina was Ryley's (our granddaughter) kindergarten teacher in Flour Bluff. This is a stop over for them before they head to Belize. Very small boating world out here.
Ed Boden (a friend of ours from Houston) arrived on 11/20 and we cruised to a another island about an hour away. That was our first outing in the Atlantic Ocean. Beautiful waters but a little rough the day we cruised.
It's beautiful here. We have really enjoyed the restaurants. One place we went to is called the "Stuffed Pig". Their breakfast menu is incredible. Everything from pancakes to a wide variety of omelets (lobster, conch, crab, alligator tail) - you name it, they have it.
In our little lagoon marina, there are two Manatees that hang out. They are huge. They will swim right up by your boat and if you spray water on them, they roll over on their backs and just float.
We are going home on 11/30 to see all our babies. We will be there for a week to take care of house business and doctor's appointments. Even though we are having a wonderful time on this trip, I realize now that I need to fly home at least twice a year to see the kids. We plan to head to the Bahamas after the first of January. Until then, hope your holidays are wonderful.
Jess and Cindy
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Cindy- I like the pretty blue sky in the back ground and look forward to seeing it myself.
Jan Stein
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