Biscayne Bay to Boot Key Harbor

Being on a Dinner Key Marina mooring outside in the bay in strong east winds was oh so much fun! More days than not we took the launch into town. We enjoyed Coconut Grove and discovered a lovely state park almost in the center of town called Barnacles. Barnacles is the home and grounds of Ralph Munroe, built in 1891. Munroe was Coconut Groves most influential pioneer and developer. The park includes a beautiful house, boathouse, and workshop located on Biscayne Bay. The landscape represents one of the last remnants of the Miami Hammock (tropical hardwood forest).

We moved over to Hurricane Harbor on Monday the 14t where it was calm and beautiful. Tuesday and Wednesday we sailed the Hawk’s Channel! The winds were ESE on Tuesday with winds ranging from 15 to 24 knots. It was great!! We sailed to Rodriguez Key where we anchored along side Mike and Polli on Chinook. Wednesday was another day of wonderful sailing. By 5pm we were settled on our mooring having an arrival beverage. Pat had all day Thursday to explore and re-provision before she abandoned Bob and flew to DC for 3 days to attend our daughter-in-laws baby shower. DC was fun and seeing Adam and Kathleen was wonderful.

We are now busy getting acquainted with Marathon and the surrounding area. Its Bob’s turn to travel, today he is driving to Delray Beach to meet with Randy his son as they are going to a Duke basketball game in Miami. He will return to Chanticleer on Thursday. Whew!! Then we will be able to slow down and relax a bit. We are in pursuit of used bicycles which will make exploring easier. There is also a bus that we can take to Key West for the day, a little beach and of course we can also take the big ship out and do some more sailing on Hawks Channel.

More to come!

We hope all are well and warm

Pat and Bob