Marathon, Florida was our home base for 10 years. We have sailed between Marathon and Miami many times. But we always traveled along Hawks Channel because of our 6-foot draft and the reports of how shallow the waters on the Gulf side of the Keys are. O…
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Return To Boot Key Harbor, Marathon Florida
It was June of 2008 when we last visited Marathon, Florida and Boot Key Harbor. We wrote about our feelings of returning to one of our former home harbors in our Sea Trek Blog, http://sea-trek.blogspot.com/2008/06/boot-key-harbor-marathon-florida.html …
PRESERVING … My Sanity
We have had a cold snap here. I have missed being south and the warmth. (Continued…)
New Week
We are into a new week. Al is doing very well with his reconditioning. It is possible he may come home Friday, at the very least he will get a weekend pass and we can do a trial run of him at home. It will be nice to cook a meal and eat together. &…
Are you still in Marathon???
That’s the question we are asked over and over lately, and the answer is yes, we’re still in Marathon, and not because we love it so much, although we can’t complain. Yesterday and last night the winds were howling, and buoy reports in the Keys were 19…
Pancakes for One
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Reunited
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Its All About ME
I looked out my window this morning and was reminded why I didn’t want a car. Everyone was scraping like mad. The roads look nasty. (Continued…)
Familial Resemblances
This is sweet baby Oakley, one week old. I think he resembles the Smiths sans grey. But that comes with age. The grey seems to be a dominant trait with us Smiths. He is a very sweet baby. He had already had a morning full of professional photograp…
Unplugged again
Al got unplugged yesterday morning from his Heparin. He will be transported to St. Mary’s on Monday morning to start his reconditioning program. I read back on last summer’s posts last night and it all feels like déjà vu or Groundhog Day. Wow, is …
