The weather while we were here in the Dry Tortugas was very brisk. Most days we had wet landings on the beach. This picture shows the anchorage and the boats rocking. We learned to beach the dink on the North side of the ferry dock, as there were no rocks and broken glass here. This is the spot where the seaplanes used to land. We have since learned that the company operating the planes has gone bankrupt after the loss of one of their planes. The day we left for Key West it was blowing steady at 15 knots from the south. We sailed right past the area where Mel Fisher found the sight of the Attocha in 1985 and had quite a storm hit us. Lightning danced all over the sky and struck the seas. There were gusts of wind that exceeded 35 knots shutting down our wind generator. But we were lucky. The unfortunate souls who stayed behind were tossed in the anchorage terribly and most of the boats dragged their anchors some colliding with other boats. This we heard from friends we met there who later caught up with us in Key West.