I'll write more in a few minutes once we're under way!
Ok, so I lied. It's been way more than a few minutes. But I was really tired and didn't have the energy to write a log while we were under way or when we arrived in Boot Key Harbor last night. I now have plenty of time to catch up on the past week's events.
So after our exciting night during the storm at our anchorage, the next day (Thursday) we laid low to regroup. We had tentative plans to go diving with Chet and Donna, but none of us really wanted to go because the weather didn't seem to be that great. By the afternoon time, however, it was beautiful. The wind died down and the seas were fairly calm. Oh well. Plans were made to dive on Friday. The winds were still blowing pretty good, which made the seas higher than we wanted on our first dive. Instead of going 6 miles out to Molasses, we went to Hens and Chickens which was a little further south, but only 3 miles offshore. Turns out it didn't matter so much. The seas were 2 to 3 feet. We dove anyway and had a great time. At first, we were a little tentative and it took a while for us to get acclimated. We ended up doing about a 30 minute dive and then we were exhausted. Chet was gracious enough to follow us on top with the dive buoy in case we got into any trouble. We did quite well once we got ourselves and our equipment organized. After we did our dive, then Chet and Donna did theirs. They typically go one at a time so as not to leave their boat (with the dogs) on the mooring unattended. (They can do that since they've been diving for 30+ years.
Steve and I had tentative plans to leave the Key Largo area the next day and Chet and Donna mentioned they might go diving again. If we didn't leave and they didn't dive, then we made plans to have lunch. So lunch it was. We went ashore in the dinghy and got our tanks refilled for our next dive. After walking to town and then back, we ended up going back to town to go to
lunch at the Pilot House Marina where they keep their boat "the Calypso Voyager." They picked us up this time though. Lunch and Margauritas were excellent. Chet and Donna then took us to Pulbix for groceries. They also managed to talk us into staying yet another day to dive the Molasses Reef which is supposed to be one of the best. The weather was also promising light winds.
On Sunday, we headed to out to Molasses. Steve and I did much, much better diving. However, Chet still followed us above with the dive float. This time we stayed down for about 40 minutes and used most of our air. The diving was amazing. My pictures were a little disappointing though. They would come out clear and sharp and then turn fuzzy and blurry. I'll have to play with the underwater settings on the camer and try to figure out the best one. The pictures that are clear though, came out amazing. So be sure to check them out.
Ok, so I lied. It's been way more than a few minutes. But I was really tired and didn't have the energy to write a log while we were under way or when we arrived in Boot Key Harbor last night. I now have plenty of time to catch up on the past week's events.
So after our exciting night during the storm at our anchorage, the next day (Thursday) we laid low to regroup. We had tentative plans to go diving with Chet and Donna, but none of us really wanted to go because the weather didn't seem to be that great. By the afternoon time, however, it was beautiful. The wind died down and the seas were fairly calm. Oh well. Plans were made to dive on Friday. The winds were still blowing pretty good, which made the seas higher than we wanted on our first dive. Instead of going 6 miles out to Molasses, we went to Hens and Chickens which was a little further south, but only 3 miles offshore. Turns out it didn't matter so much. The seas were 2 to 3 feet. We dove anyway and had a great time. At first, we were a little tentative and it took a while for us to get acclimated. We ended up doing about a 30 minute dive and then we were exhausted. Chet was gracious enough to follow us on top with the dive buoy in case we got into any trouble. We did quite well once we got ourselves and our equipment organized. After we did our dive, then Chet and Donna did theirs. They typically go one at a time so as not to leave their boat (with the dogs) on the mooring unattended. (They can do that since they've been diving for 30+ years.
Steve and I had tentative plans to leave the Key Largo area the next day and Chet and Donna mentioned they might go diving again. If we didn't leave and they didn't dive, then we made plans to have lunch. So lunch it was. We went ashore in the dinghy and got our tanks refilled for our next dive. After walking to town and then back, we ended up going back to town to go to
lunch at the Pilot House Marina where they keep their boat "the Calypso Voyager." They picked us up this time though. Lunch and Margauritas were excellent. Chet and Donna then took us to Pulbix for groceries. They also managed to talk us into staying yet another day to dive the Molasses Reef which is supposed to be one of the best. The weather was also promising light winds.
On Sunday, we headed to out to Molasses. Steve and I did much, much better diving. However, Chet still followed us above with the dive float. This time we stayed down for about 40 minutes and used most of our air. The diving was amazing. My pictures were a little disappointing though. They would come out clear and sharp and then turn fuzzy and blurry. I'll have to play with the underwater settings on the camer and try to figure out the best one. The pictures that are clear though, came out amazing. So be sure to check them out.After the dive, we invited them to come aboard John Ray to check it out. Since there wasn't any wind and the water was flat it was comfortable enough to stay rafted for a while. Well, a while turned into a couple of hours, as we had wine and dinner. A good time was had by all. We departed company then, but with definite plans to meet again. Ah, the life of cruisers.
3 comments:
Glad to hear that you are ok. Did that boat sink during the storm, or was it an old wreck? Kurt
The wreck was already there when we arrived at the anchorage. We were anchored not too far from it, but the storm dragged us pretty far from it. It was put there to show why we were a little freaked about the storm - since that could've been us.
How was the sail to Marathon? Sorry we didn't manage to connect. Hopefully when you make it to Key West. It's chilly here today!!
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