The pump out boat shows up early, but we have been up early prepping
the boat for the trip, dingy back on the davits, jack lines as we are going in
the ocean, etc. We leave just before 8
and the “Water World” scene that we encountered on the way in has been replaced
by a few boats leaving the harbor, most sport fishing and a couple of cruisers like us. We pass another cruise ship that must have
arrived some time that night. As we pass
the entrance to the harbor, we start to encounter the northeast winds, which
mean that we will be motoring the entire trip.
There is a 2 to 3 foot wind swell running and occasionally we send some
spray aloft. As the day progresses and
the winds increase, the spray is replaced with water on the front deck and the
spray hits the winds. When the spray
dries it leaves a crust of salt on the windows which I have to clean so that I can
see again.
As we cruised up the keys, we pass the naval air station and several
jets are doing “touch and go’s”, which is where they touch down for a few
seconds and then take off again. We could
see them take off and make a circle in formation and as we were in the glide
path we watched them pass overhead. As it was an 8+ hour trip, we put the fishing
pole out, hoping for dinner, but all I caught was sea weed and grass.
Speaking of sea grass, as we approached Marathon, the winds picked up
a little more, sending both water and grass over the bow. By the time we arrived there was sea grass
from the bow to the stern. We are moored
one row back from where we were the last time.
I make a salad, and right after sundown I am in bed as I was exhausted
from the trip, plus not sleeping real well the night before.
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