Feb 13, 2016
Saturday
Plantation Key
Islamorada, FL
When Lee got up on deck the cockpit was full of mosquitoes. (last nights escapees) He started swatting and got about 3 dozen more killed. It was sunny and warm. We got back to the trail of the ICW and headed to Plantation Key. We got there in the early afternoon and hunted a good place to anchor. There is a lovely marina (plantation yacht harbor) at the northern end of the anchorage area, called Cow Pens. But it is $111 a night plus elect and tax, so not being desperate for water or clean clothes opted for anchoring.
At the southern end of Cow Pens we are near to an area that has channel homes, one of which belongs to our friend Bill Sears. The whole anchorage area maybe 1 1/2 to 2 miles long is shallow 4 to 8 ft. We picked around til we found a spot with a 6-8
ft depth and dropped anchor. It is a comfortable dinghy ride to Bill's house but a little long for the marina. We will dinghy in to Bill's and grab a cab to the grocery store while we are here. Bill is away at one of his other homes right now. Lee is having his new iphone fedexed to Bill's address and also the new glasses he is having made. So we will need to hang around til that all arrives.
It is supposed to be around 20 mph winds tonight so we shall see how we ride that out. We are pretty far from shore but protected from most directions from wind. There is one other trawler and one other sail boat in here beside us and Journey. If Stricklands find it too bouncy they may arrange to tie up at Bill's dock but that is yet to be seen.
No mosquitoes on the boat but there is on land so staying out here on the water in the boat. yea!
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