Marathon - Florida Keys

Well, it has only taken us 3 ½ months but we have finally made it to The Keys. We pulled into Boot Key Harbor last Sunday (May 6th). The boating season here is slow so getting a mooring ball was no problem. With the mooring ball we have access to the amenities of the city marina which are really nice.

Logan doing laundry before leaving Marco Island

It took us 3 long days to get from Marco Island to Marathon. We anchored one night in Indian Pass and the second night in Little Shark River. Both anchorages were very pretty but they had fast moving currents and about a billion no-see-ums. We nearly lost our anchor in Little Shark River after snagging on what we believe was a huge rock. The anchor was recovered but isn’t quite as straight as it was.

Bent anchor - Who says a 30hp Yanmar doesn't have power?

Little Shark River

Little Shark River (Everglades) at sunset.

Little Shark River (Everglades) Sunrise

Boot Key Harbor Mooring Field

Boot Key Harbor City Marina (Where Logan spends a lot of her time)

Super moon shining over Boot Key Harbor

We will be in Boot Key Harbor for several weeks. This is a very cruiser friendly community and we like it here a lot. We’ve found our favorite hang out just a short dingy ride away. They have live entertainment 7 days a week and pretty good food.  We have lots of places and things to explore here so I’ll be sure to put up plenty of pictures of our ventures.