A Few Hours of Rain (Day 079)

Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, FL MM1195 Mooring Ball # N-9
LAY DAY

Weather: A cold front has moved through. It brought overnight showers, but left a fairly nice, although hot and muggy, morning. A major cold front pushed through in the afternoon, bringing very dark skies, heavy rain, thunder and wind. The storm lasted about five hours before giving way to a cooler, calm evening.

The high temp was 80 before the storm and in the mid 70s after. Winds ranged from calm the 20 knots and back to calm. The direction clocked from the SE to the NW.

Comment: After working on the logs and listening to the Cruisers’ Net, Anna Marie and I rode the dinghy to Marathon Boat Yard where we talked to Bruce and Fontaine regarding SUNSHINE’s haul out on at 0900 Monday morning. We then rode back to the dinghy dock and then walked to Inflatable Boats of the Florida Keys (Eric and Fran) where we discussed our change in venue. Eric is to work on the engines and hydraulic steering. On the way, we stopped at the Green Energy (formerly Sea, Air, and Land Technologies (SALT) to inquire about a wind generator. They’ll check it out while on the hard at the Boart Yard. It so happens that Green Energy is a dealer for the WAECO portable refrigerator/freezer that we have on board. They’re going to check our unit out to see why it seems to run constantly.

Rather than walk to K Mart, we decided to return to the boat to wait for the storm. We didn’t want to get caught in the coming downpour. We spent the rest of the afternoon and evening watching movies, reading and doing a few minor chores.

Arial view of our location in Boot Key Harbor


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