So the second attempt at crossing the everglades went better than the first. We left Rose Marina @0830, just after the Key West Express. The winds were not as good as we had on the first try. They were around 15 knots by noon and it...
St Patrick's Day 2022 didn't exactly go as planned. We were all set to head offshore for 2 or 3 days crossing the everglades. We were well prepared, provisioned, weather window with at least 2 days with low to no winds. It was a little foggy...
When I told someone in Ft Myers that it only took us two years to complete the Florida Loop, he said "Oh, you mean the smugglers run" I had never heard that and it intrigued me so I did some quick internet research and apparently...
I am calling this post " Back to Cruising" because we got to do regular cruising things. See new places, meet new people, meet up with friends and family, go to the beach, you know, the fun stuff. We left the dock at a leisurely 9:30....
We launched the boat on Friday the 26th. but the work didn't stop there. The Marina left us in front of the lift for Saturday. We kept busy with more cleaning and the final stowage issues so we could be ready for rolling in the...
When we arrived the boat yard was already hard at work on projects, the bottom had been Soda blasted down to the original fiberglass and they were fairing out all the little pin holes and imperfections on the surface. Also, when the old paint came off...
When we left the boat in Indiantown Marina on the hard, I was thinking we will be back in a couple of months and still have time to make it home this summer. (2020) Worse case scenario, we come back next winter and carry on...
On the morning of March 21 2020 we started North on the AICW with the plan to find somewhere to pull the boats and put our Loop on hold. On the radio it was all "doom and gloom" with cancellations and travel restrictions, On the water...
After a quiet night at anchor, we were up early to cross Biscayne Bay before the East winds blew up. Truth be told the winds have been blowing from the East constantly since we arrived in the keys. There was a small beam sea but because...
We were unable to get fuel at Tavernier yesterday so our first stop today was at Gilberts marine to take on enough fuel to get us by for the next two weeks without stopping. The restaurant and bar were closed but the gas dock was...