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We spent 2 nights anchored by Pumpkin key across from the North End of Key Largo. I hoisted Rick up the mast to the spreader to hang the flag halyard for our Quarantine flag to enter the Bahamas! The best weather window looks like Saturday evening (February 22). Rick set up a slip for us at Weechs Marina in Bimini for Sunday. We had a very calm night on sat. So far the weather predictions have been accurate( a first for us:) We took the dinghy out(Rick rowed for exercise) and explored all around the waters surrounding Pumpkin Key. We saw anemones, sea sponges, sea fans and one very large barracuda - think he was hoping one of us would fall in! Then, Rick stowed the dinghy on the bow of the boat, we battened down all loose items and headed out Angelfish Creek at 5 pm. It was a beautiful, calm offshore sail 53 miles to Bimini! It was the calmest crossing I have ever experienced. Now, I understand why some people look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them I don't like off shore sailing. They have never been on my prior crossings! We arrived in Bimini at sunrise, raised our quarantine flag and went into the Marina about 8:00 to make certain they were open. The water is beautiful-shades of every color of blue and green imaginable-and crystal clear. As we were coming into our slip, there was a huge conch crawling by-distracting me from my tying up duties!