Sunday, February 20, 2011

Marathon, Book Key Harbour, Florida Keys

View from the dinghy looking out Boot Key Harbour, boats at Sombrero Resort, then followed by boats at Sombrero Dockside.
Dinghy pulling at water skier
Marlene, Nancy and I on the back of Nomad
Scott, Wayne and Eddie on Nomad
View up the beach
Another beautiful day in paradise. Sunny and warm. Spent the morning getting organized to leave tomorrow, getting our route set on the Chart plotter. This afternoon took the dinghy around to the beach again. Nancy and Eddie had trouble with the dinghy motor, stopped on them just after they started. Eddie was unable to repair today, so they rode with us. Some of us (Eddie and I) wore bathing suits and actually went swimming. Wayne and Nancy stayed on the beach. Have been trying to limit the amount of salt in our diets, but have been licking the salt off my lips since swimming. Water was cool at first, then very nice, and of course the sun was good and warm when we got out. The beach was busy today. A group behind us under the shelter included a young man who was singing; we really enjoyed listening to him. We watched a water skier pulled by a dinghy. We hadn't thought that a dinghy would be able to do that, but the water skier seemed to be doing OK. Tonight we celebrated our last night here and being at the southernmost point of our trip by having a steak dinner. Got together with Eddie and Nancy and Scott and Marlene on Nomad and enjoyed bar-b-qued steak, potatoes, grilled vegetables, and key lime pie. We plan to leave in the morning to head up to Key Largo and Gilbert's Family Paradise Island Resort.

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