We arrived at Harbour Cay Marina, Marathon, Fl. yesterday after one of the best sailing days of the entire trip! A front moved in overnight bringing 20 -29 knots of wind. It made for an exciting night on anchor, but since no other boats except Finistere were around we were fine with just putting out a lot more chain. It seemed mild compared to our mooring ball night at Kittery, Maine a couple years back that some of our sailing buddies might remember.
With 15 to 20 knots of wind out of the north, we had a fantastic day of complete sailing, no motor noise, finally! Of course, when we arrived at the marina those 20 knots made for an interesting docking adventure. Jim, our "host" here, and all his dock friends were more than eager to assist and made it happen like an "everyday party". It was a great way to meet everyone right away!
Last night we walked up to the local restaurant named "Porky's", which of course, Captain Ron was thrilled with. Pat and Ed were a bit under-whelmed, but I think it will grow on them. It is really the ultimate tacky, laid back, Island style joint with surprisingly great food and service. Tonight we went back and were entertained by a Jimmy Buffet style singer/guitar player. Great Fun!!
Today we cleaned the boat, inside and out, and I did laundry(only 75cents)...the guys spent the late afternoon watching the sunset from the tiki hut! It's an easy life to slide into. The resident boaters are all very welcoming. I'm still working on getting pics.
When Hayden our "team photographer" arrives you will see what this place really looks like.....
With 15 to 20 knots of wind out of the north, we had a fantastic day of complete sailing, no motor noise, finally! Of course, when we arrived at the marina those 20 knots made for an interesting docking adventure. Jim, our "host" here, and all his dock friends were more than eager to assist and made it happen like an "everyday party". It was a great way to meet everyone right away!
Last night we walked up to the local restaurant named "Porky's", which of course, Captain Ron was thrilled with. Pat and Ed were a bit under-whelmed, but I think it will grow on them. It is really the ultimate tacky, laid back, Island style joint with surprisingly great food and service. Tonight we went back and were entertained by a Jimmy Buffet style singer/guitar player. Great Fun!!
Today we cleaned the boat, inside and out, and I did laundry(only 75cents)...the guys spent the late afternoon watching the sunset from the tiki hut! It's an easy life to slide into. The resident boaters are all very welcoming. I'm still working on getting pics.
When Hayden our "team photographer" arrives you will see what this place really looks like.....
I CANT WAIT to get there! We are pressing on to Lake Worth today (sat) and Ft. Lauderdale Sun. Looks like the wx outside is not good for our planned ocean passage from here. Looking forward to arriving HCC with Catspaw to join the fleet. THANK YOU JIM. Great blogging MA...
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