Key Largo

Today is Monday May 30, 2011, Memorial Day.  I spent a good deal today thinking about my Dad who served in the Marine Corps during WWII.  He landed in the first wave of assault on Iwo Jima.  It is because of people like him that I am able to enjoy my boat and blog away!  One thing about travelling in the US, you meet good people and see new places and realize what a wonderful country this is and how fortunate we are to live here.  Today we left Fort Lauderdale and took the “back" route to the Florida Keys.  One can go via Hawks Channel in the Atlantic, or in the ICW through the Everglades, which is a bit longer.  We took the back route as the wind is howling from the ENE today.  I talked to some boaters who crossed from the Bahamas yesterday, and they were hammered.  We chose the right weather window!  We anchored in a cove behind Key Largo, and grilled hamburgers.  We are watching the sun melt into the Gulf, and patting ourselves on the back for taking the back route.  That did take us through Miami and Biscayne Bay, and there were boats everywhere.    There were also many boats returning from the Keys to Miami today.  Lots of traffic, but pretty scenery.  Tomorrow we head to Marathon, where we have booked a slip at a marina.  We will wait there until the wind lets up, and the head north up the west coast of Florida.  We have our bikes and plan to take in Marathon until then.  Not a bad place to wait! 

Miami.

Government Cut.

The back route.