Lay Day: Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keyes MM 1195.0
Weather: Temp range Mid 50s to low 60s; partly sunny; wind N @ 10 knots
Comment:
Happy Valentine’s Day! We stayed aboard today because it was a bit chilly to venture out. Although not as cold as yesterday, mainly due to the fact that the wind finally let up a bit, we opted to stay aboard and keep warm.
At around 1800 hours, I prepared a special meal - Key Lime Scallops over Pasta. We enjoyed it while watching old photos of our family, It was a lovely evening.
Our Valentine's Day Table
Valentine's Day Sunset
Monday, February 15, 2010 Day 136
Lay Day: Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keyes MM 1195.0
Weather: Temp range low 50s to low 70s; mostly sunny; wind N <>
Comment: Went to the Miami Boat Show with John and Honey. After visiting vendors, we boarded M/V Salty Paws, from Golden Colorado, and spoke to the owner and the company reps about Endeavor Catamarans. Salty Paws, a 48’ built in 2008, is for sale. She’s a beauty and a lot of boat for the money.
On the way home, we dined at Alabama Jack’s. It was good, as usual. We made it back to SUNSHINE by 1830 hours and enjoyed a restful evening. Thanks John and Honey for a great day!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Day 137
Lay Day: Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keyes MM 1195.0
Weather: Temp range low 50s to mid 60s; partly sunny; wind N @ 15 knots; light chop in the harbor
Comment: Stopped at Home Depot to get the final(?) parts and tools necessary for the fresh water hook-up for the engines. We’ll do the installation tomorrow.
The rest of the day was spent aboard. It’s still a bit windy and cool to do much.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Day 138
Lay Day: Boot Key Harbor,
Marathon, Florida Keyes MM 1195.0
Weather: Temp range low 50s to mid 60s; partly sunny; wind N @ 10 knots; no chop in the harbor
Comment: Short bike ride today - (to K-Mart then to Shoreline to say hello to Eric and back to the boat) - about five miles total.
Cynthia (from SALT) called to say she convinced Dometic to replace our refrigerator/freezer. That’s really good news as we have been trying to have the thing fixed for over a year!
Speaking of SALT, we attended their seminar, at West Marine, on solar and wind power.
We also received confirmation that SCYC friends Terry and Emma will visit for a couple of days. They expect to be here on Friday afternoon. We’re looking forward to their visit.
Thursday, February 18, 2010 Day 139
Lay Day: Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keyes MM 1195.0
Weather: Temp range low 50s to mid 60s; partly sunny; wind N @ 10-15 knots;l light chop in the harbor
Comment: Cleaning, shopping and boat chores today! Preped the engine wash down fixture and hooked up hoses, but can’t finish until we get a better fitting, perhaps from Speciality Hardware.
Also made the switch for the refrigeration cooling pump accessible from outside the refrigeration locker.
Anna Marie cleaned most of the boat in preparation for company tomorrow. She also did some shopping. While she did that, I cleaned some rust stains from the boarding ladders and scrapped some of the growth off the bottom near the transoms.
Friday, February 19, 2010 Day 140
Lay Day: Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keyes MM 1195.0
Weather: Temp range low60s to mid 70s; overcast; wind N @ 10-15 knots;l light chop in the harbor
Comment: Biked to Speciality Hardware for faucet for the engine wash down system I’m installing. After picking up more parts, we made our way back to SUNSHINE and installed a fresh water wash down faucet for the motors. As usual, it took longer than anticipated and was much more involved than it needed to be, bet after a couple of hours, the system was working properly. We’ll be able to easily run fresh water through the engines after a day of motoring. Prior to this installation, we poured fresh water into a funnel/hose arrangement to wash the salt out of the motors.
Terry and Emma arrived at about 1700 hours. After warm greetings, we walked to the Methodist Church for the Dolphin Fish Fry. Good food as usual!
Saturday, February 20, 2010 Day 141
Lay Day: Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keyes MM 1195.0
Weather: Temp range mid 60s to high 70s; mostly sunny; wind E @ 12-15 knots;l minimal chop in the harbor
Terry at the helm!
Comment: After breakfast, we slipped our lines on the mooring ball for a day sail. the East winds made the ocean a bit lumpy. We sailed across the reef and made it to the 200’ depth contour before turning around for the sail back to Sister Creek. Terry split time between the bow and the helm. Emma enjoyed the sun and warmth from the bow for almost the entire sail.
Once secured to the mooring ball, it was time for snacks and Margaritas. After a couple of hours, we broke up the enjoyable conversation for a dinghy ride to shore. We walked to the Sunset Saloon at the Keys Fishery for Stone Crab Claws. Hey what’s this, they raised the rate to $1.25 per claw (last week it was $1.00/claw). The increase is due to the lower number of crabs being caught. Apparently the catch is down because of the cold snap in January.
We enjoyed move conversation and dessert aboard before hitting the sack.
Sunday, February 21, 2010 Day 142
Lay Day: Boot Key Harbor, Marathon, Florida Keyes MM 1195.0
Terry and Emma enjoying the ride back to the harbor from SUNSHINE's port bow.
Weather: Temp range mid 60s to high 70s; sunny then overcast; windS E @ 10-15 knots;l minimal chop in the harbor
Comment: Good Bye Terry, Emma and Lucky! After our guest’s departure, we took a walk, ended up at the Hurricane for the $5.00 lunch. After lunch, we walked across the street to Home Depot for a part for our wash down hose. On the way back to the boat, we stopped to watch the boaters baseball game for a few minutes.
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