We left Blackwater Sound today and went to the next little bay down the ICW, Tarpon Bay. In spite of the name, we haven’t seen any tarpon here yet but we are completely surrounded by mangroves. There is only one way in through a winding creek and once inside, you are in your own little world! When we anchored, there was no one else on this half of the cove at all. Just miles and miles of mangroves and birds. They say Rosetta Spoonbills hang out here but so far I have only seen Frigates, Cormorants, Herons and Egrets. The water is about 10 feet deep and you can see the bottom very well. I sat and watched a Florida fighting conch snail across the bottom for a while! I can’t wait to see the stars tonight! With this thick brush surrounding us I’ll bet they will be amazing!

We are in this strange, isolated place because the Florida Keys are expecting a cold front tonight. That's a relative term since it will drop from a high of 85 today to a high of 75 tomorrow. But the winds will be ripping to around 25 knots! This is my kind of cold front, where it drops from 85 to 75!

Will is a little concerned but I am excited that we are getting the experience of being anchored through a cold front. I am tired of hiding in marinas every time a blue Northern blows thru! Tarpon Basin is over a mile across and when we arrived there were a few boats way on the other side of the basin. However, boats have been trickling in and anchoring on this side all afternoon. I guess as the news of the front coming spreads. Still there are only 4 other boats on this side of the basin. So even if we drag in the middle of the night, the most likely thing we will hit will be a mangrove! But I will still be on anchor watch or star watch if the anchor is holding!