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

After a week at anchor, it was time to head back to Salty Sam's for the week. I had to take a business trip to Dallas and Wendy decided to head home to get our taxes and other things done. We waited for the tide to come up as much as possible and weighed anchor … Continue reading Bimini Basin to Salty Sam’s… last time

It really does feel like we're going in circles. We decided to head back to Bimini Basin in Cape Coral again to anchor for the week. It saves a few bucks and it's peaceful. We set sail at about 11 am and stopped by the fuel dock at Diversified Yacht Services for a bit of … Continue reading Salty Sam’s to Bimini Basin… again

If you know our Daughter #2, you would know that a visit from her is high-energy and full of laughter. After dropping my phone into the Bimini Basin on Friday, I knew I had to put it behind me as quickly as possible to soak up the happiness of having a visitor. I asked for … Continue reading Fort Myers Beach: Endless Laughter…and Broken Bone

It's starting to feel like we're going in circles, but we are treading water a bit on this side of Florida before we make the trek through the Keys. We needed to find a marina for the week because I needed to catch a flight for a business trip. We tried the marinas around Naples … Continue reading Ding Darling back to Salty Sam’s