After weeks of patiently waiting, all signs were a go. We have been disappointed before, but this time the signs were there, the planets aligned and Neptune was napping. The alarm went off at 5:30 AM and we fired up the computer and checked all four re…
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The Waiting Game
We are often asked what one piece of advise we would pass on to those planning a transit that is weather dependent. My answer is always three words…Wait, wait and wait. Well, our resolve has really been tested waiting for a good window to cross over …
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During the Miami Boat Show, Bluewater Books and Charts is offering The Great Book Of Anchorages, Norfolk to Key West, including the St. Johns River, at a special Boat Show Discount of 15%! You can get your copy by ordering here. Our publication is the …
Blackwater Sound To Key Biscayne
We fell asleep to the muffled tunes from our one-man band at the Tiki Bar ashore. It was not at all unpleasant and kind of added to the already peaceful tranquility of our anchorage for the night. If you can’t have Jimmy Buffet sing you to sleep, this …
Gulf Side Of The Florida Keys
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…
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 …
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…
Tanks For The Memories
No matter how well you plan in advance to try and head off any possible problems or breakdowns, a boat will always find a way to surprise you. By definition, cruising is repairing your boat in exotic places. I don’t know if I would classify Marathon, F…
What Works And What Doesn’t
We’re still sitting in Boot Key Harbor waiting for the winds to lay down so we can move north to Key Biscayne. That will be our staging point to cross over to Bimini in the Bahamas. While waiting, I thought it might be a good idea to comment on what eq…
Edenton, North Carolina 300th Anniversary Celebration
We found this posted on our good friend Claiborne Young’s site, cruisersnet.net, and wanted to post it here for anyone planning to be in North Carolina in May. The timing will be tight for us, coming back from the Bahamas but we will do our best …
