The wind finally died down enough that it was time to head to our next stop in the Berry Islands! It's almost a hundred-mile sail, so we needed an early start. We got up before dawn and set out as soon as we had enough light to go. We thought we'd be sneaking out, but … Continue reading Blue Waters Marina, Bimini, to Great Harbour Cay Marina – Crossing the Great Bahama Bank

The Marina We stayed at the Bimini Blue Waters Marina. It was a bargain at $1.25/ft per night plus $15 per day for 50 amp power. Any daily rate starting with a 1 was a treat after spending the last couple months in Florida! The marina itself was fine. We were welcomed by a friendly … Continue reading A Week in Bimini

We woke up at 4:45 am to get ready for our agreed upon departure with our buddy boats. Owen said he doesn't recall me ever jumping out of bed so fast when the alarm buzzed. That's because it's never gone off before on a day I was going to the Bahamas! Owen made some coffee … Continue reading Angelfish Creek Anchorage, Key Largo, FL, to Bimini, THE BAHAMAS!: We made it!

Our marina didn't have a pumpout station, so Owen found a service that would come to us for a $55 fee to pump out our boat. We learned that the county requires boats at anchor to pump out every 10 days, and the county provides this service at no charge for boats at anchor. However, … Continue reading The Anchorage Resort, Key Largo, FL, to Angelfish Anchorage, Key Largo, FL: Yeet!

We woke up to a cloudy and soon-to-be rainy day. We had about 58 miles to go to our next stop, The Anchorage Resort and Marina in Key Largo. This was not "pleasure boating." We made our way out of Snake Creek and into the Gulf. The waves were predicted to be ideal, but we … Continue reading West Key, FL, Anchorage to Anchorage Resort and Marina, Key Largo, FL: Jesus, Take the Wheel!

It was time to move on from Marlin Bay to something quite the opposite: an anchorage in the Everglades. While some people leave Marathon and head west to the infamous Key West, we decided to head east to West Key. We left Marlin Bay, which was full of sea grass, and followed the ICW west … Continue reading Marathon, FL, to West Key, FL: The Dinghy is the Star of the Show

We woke up at Everglades Isle to a foggy morning. It had rained overnight, and everything was soggy. We really were kind of bummed to leave Everglades Isle so soon, as the area was full of things to explore and the facilities were by far the fanciest we had seen on the Loop so far. … Continue reading Everglades City to Marathon, FL: We Could Have Done This All Day

We finally headed south! We pushed out of our familiar slip at Salty Sam's for the last time (in 2022 at least). After a quick stop at Diversified Yacht Services to fuel up, we headed for the Gulf and south! Rounding Ft. Myers Beach The water was smooth and glassy for most of the way. … Continue reading Salty Sam’s to Everglades City