It's been a quiet day in Boot Key Harbor. That nasty snowstorm that's going to dump 10" of snow on the Midwest has implications down here, although they seem mild and innocuous considering ... it's still 80 degrees and sunny, although the wind's been blowing all day -- first from the south, then southwest and now west ... sure sign of something coming! Forecast for Monday & Tuesday is wind & rain, so we renewed our week's stay here -- no fun to be exploring new anchorages in the Keys that are unprotected from winds of some direction when you know the coming weather will bring winds from ALL directions!
We watched my Indiana Hoosiers squeak by a torrid Temple team in the NCAA in the cruiser's lounge -- one of the amenities here at City Marina/Boot Key Harbor mooring field. We filled our tanks with water -- we could probably make water here in the harbor, but it's just better not to risk gunking up the filters with harbor water.
We're amazed at the difference in this harbor from when we spent time here almost 10 years ago waiting for a weather window to Isla Mujeres, Mexico. It was dirty, you couldn't see your hand under the water and the wildlife was, shall we say, less abundant. Today the water is returning to clear if not clean, David had a ray almost jump in the dinghy while ferrying water today. There are sharks, dolphins, turtles, fish and birds, birds birds. Nice to see it getting so much nicer.
We're watching the weather to see when we can venture out & do some exploring, but for now, it's nice being safely enclosed in this protected harbor with lots of ni
We watched my Indiana Hoosiers squeak by a torrid Temple team in the NCAA in the cruiser's lounge -- one of the amenities here at City Marina/Boot Key Harbor mooring field. We filled our tanks with water -- we could probably make water here in the harbor, but it's just better not to risk gunking up the filters with harbor water.
We're amazed at the difference in this harbor from when we spent time here almost 10 years ago waiting for a weather window to Isla Mujeres, Mexico. It was dirty, you couldn't see your hand under the water and the wildlife was, shall we say, less abundant. Today the water is returning to clear if not clean, David had a ray almost jump in the dinghy while ferrying water today. There are sharks, dolphins, turtles, fish and birds, birds birds. Nice to see it getting so much nicer.
We're watching the weather to see when we can venture out & do some exploring, but for now, it's nice being safely enclosed in this protected harbor with lots of ni
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