Marathon-Islamorada-Marathon - Feb 4-6

Monday morning we left Marathon and headed for our old stomping grounds at Islamorada. After cruising 40 miles we dropped the hook in Barley Basin.  We took the dinghy to do a recon of Lorelei’s Marina and entrance channel. We found the entrance to be too shallow for PV2 so we decided to spend another night anchored in Barley Basin.

 Due to the shifting winds on Tuesday, we moved a little over a mile across the Basin for better protection.  It was another lovely day and we enjoyed some snorkeling at one of our favorite locations, the Sandbar on the Atlantic.

Wednesday we cruised back to Marathon where our friends Paul & Cindy will be meeting up with us on Thursday. We took a slip at Marlin Bay Marina where our Looper friends Jerry & Billie where also docked. That evening the four of us walked over to Keys Fisheries, famous for Stone Crab. We felt we were getting even by eating stone crabs after having to dodge the crab pots floats all day on the boat. Ha! It was so fun to spend time with Jerry & Billie.

First Mate watching for shallows. 

Fun at the Sandbar - Islamorada 

Marlin Bay Marina 

Billie & Jerry