Yeah. At a dock in Dinner Key Marina. Not bouncing for the first time since Tuesday. The mooring field is out in Biscayne Bay and the wind has been S/SE at 10-15 for the last two days. Beautiful out there but....
Yesterday we took the dinghy ashore from the mooring field, then had brunch in Coconut Grove (another Florida Coast ritzy town), and spent a few hours at the wonderful Barnacle Historic State Park, right on the water in the middle of the Grove. Malts in town, then groceries at the Fresh Market, only 1/2 mile from the marina - this place is a little like Publix (the usually-better grocery chain down here), crossed with Trader Joe's (i.e. they have specialty stuff mainly, not what you want or need). Restocked the beer though; but couldn't carry too much in backpacks and dry-bags (the dinghy, remember?)
Today at the dock: Laundry. More groceries. Fill up the water tanks (some docks here don't provide water, since they can't charge for it!). Maybe a bike ride. Some rest.
Tomorrow, we plan to try to get to Miami Beach - only 7 miles, but a nightmare of closed and scheduled bridges. Might have to take the 15-mile detour. We expect to reconnect with our buddy-boat (s/v-Utopia, the Albanis), who we haven't seen since we arrived in Marathon with strong winds and seas, and we got a slip (30' boat) and they didn't (40' boat). It's been a few weeks now.
We are slowly on our way back to Stuart, where we will meet Jim & Peggy Kimmet, who just bought a 28' Mariner there and will be sailing her in that area. Then April, Indiantown, and home for the summer. We think ...
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