RED SKY AT NIGHT, SAILORS DELIGHT!
Lots of red skies this week and some great photos!
We left Islamorada on Tuesday morning. Bruce is manning the anchor while Rosie and Bella mind the helm.
Though Bella was minding that sunrise!
She was mesmerized.
It is still breezy though nothing like the last 10 days.
We had a dolphin catch a ride with our wake for quite a while! I got several videos and photos.
Hope the links work! It was very cool.
The ride through the Keys in the Florida Bay was nice. Pretty water, lots of shoaling though.
We stopped at Elliott Key for 2 days. The water is immaculate there, much like the Bahamas.
Bruce is off to check the anchor. Just like the Bahamas here the bottom can be coral or rock with not much sand to grab. Anchor was set in a good spot.
During the 2 day stay, we we took several dinghy trips to different beaches and islands.
Full moon.
Red sky at night, sailors delight!
So the saying goes.
The next day we took a longer ride over to Boca Chica Key. Bella was super excited to see real grass but “no pets allowed” was posted.
Another red sky night!
And full moon night
Thursday, we moved about 18 miles to Key Biscayne, just across from Miami.
We took a walk to the lighthouse. I have painted this one several times and happy to know that 2 out of 3 are in my collectors homes!
It is on a beach that is frequently listed as one of the top 10. Not this year though!
Sunset on Thursday.
With another red sky! Miami in the distance.
Friday morning, we left at 6 am for a 10 hour run offshore to Lake Worth in the Palm Beach area. The morning sky was beautiful with the lighthouse.
The seas were predicted to be 2’ or less. I would say they were more but both Bella and I took precautions and we were fine for the long day of dodging 2 ocean going tankers, 2 cruise ships, several small dive boats and a million small fishing boats. We were on autopilot but had to keep an eye out for them and be ready to move.
Saturday, we lifted anchor at 8am and after hovering/waiting for an opening at the fuel dock, we took on 278 gallons of diesel. That should get us home. Lake Worth is a large port as well so as we left we were dodging some big guys as well as a million small boaters out for the holiday weekend.
According to our FL sister, this is the peak of the season for the Royal Poincianas. This one is just stunning.
We stopped at Jensen for the night and was hoping to meet up with our sister for breakfast but we scouted for good place to leave the dinghy and it just won't work. 😞
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