After spending a week in Marathon waiting for a weather window, it was time to start heading north. Our plan was to make it to Tavernier Key on the first day which is about 45 nautical miles, then head to Lake Worth Inlet (a.k.a. Palm Beach Inlet) for along haul of 115 nm the following …
Marathon Key
Since it appeared we had some inclement weather once we arrived in Marathon, Randy and I decided we should get a ball in the Boot Key Harbor Mooring Field. We’ve been to Marathon many times on my parent’s boat as well as our own, but we had never been into Boot Key Harbor Mooring Field. …
Watch the FMB to Marathon VIDEO The day finally came when it was time to leave from Salty Sam’s Marina and Fort Myers Beach to start cruising. After a few last minute errands and details to take care of, we had our neighbor, Jeff, helps us off the dock. Our first stop was to top …
The diving continued this weekend with a couple of trips out to Samantha Reef. The weather was perfect for diving and the water was smooth as glass. Samantha is an un-marked reef with no buoys so we had to be careful making sure we dropped our anchor in the sand and not on part of …
This past week was spent working and catching up on chores. Finally, we went diving! Sombrero Reef is about 4 miles offshore from Marathon Marina which makes it very convenient to get in a few quick dives without all the travel time. A National Marine Sanctuary, the reef is marked by a 140 foot lighted …
The past week here in Marathon was spent on the dock, working (for Randy), catching up on the blog (me) and running errands—getting air tanks refilled, grocery, dive shop outlet for new mask for me and fins for Corey, ordering a new part for the generator, etc. The marina we are staying at, Marathon Marina, …
A couple weeks ago, good friends Tim and Joan headed off to the Florida Keys and arrived in Marathon. They invited us to come down a week after arrival to stay on their 40′ Beneteau sailboat, Head Over Keels, for the weekend. Randy, Corey, Sophie and I headed to Sombrero Marina in Marathon where they’re …