Our alarm clock was set for an early departure from Key West on Wednesday morning. We had learned on our previous Key West dinghy excursion how important it is to not only check the forecast but look at the weather radar also. One look at the radar and we knew it was a “no go” day. Within a couple hours, the rain and winds blasted in to Key West and lasted all day long. Rainy day means project day. The project of the day was installing additional LED lighting to the galley. Love it! The rains quit by Thursday, but the wind continued.
Friday was “go” day! We pulled out of Key West Harbor, turned left to the Atlantic side of the Keys and traveled Hawk Channel. Hawk Channel is a strip of 10-30 ft deep water which runs between the Florida Keys and a reef 4-5 miles off shore, paralleling the keys. We traveled 97 miles on calm seas. Late afternoon we dropped the anchor near Tavernier Key. We were treated to an amazing sunset and woke up to a beautiful sunrise.
Our goal was to get staged near Miami for our crossing to the Bahamas. We knew the Miami Boat Show was going on so we decided drop in and see our friends at the FreedomLift Booth. We pulled in to Crandon Park Marina on Key Biscayne by early afternoon on Saturday. From the marina we walked 3 miles to the boat show. Great afternoon!
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