To Indian Key
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Sat 5 May 2012 22:52
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To Indian Key,
Florida
The sun just
peeping through the clouds as we set off
We were off at 07:15 for todays short
hop. The sails were up fifteen minutes later and once again we relished the
silence until the phone chirped. A call from Joe,
what a lovely surprise. He is well, has lost a stone (no need to have given it
to me) and is back to the UK for R+R in thirty days, not that we are counting.
The water has taken on lovely shades of blue. One of the
many bridges connecting the Keys.
Sixteen and a bit miles was just
right and at ten to twelve we were all settled in the
vast shallow area tucked behind Indian Key. The local
State Park maintains three mooring balls (although we only found two) on a first
come first served basis. Boats are allowed to stay for free for up to a week.
With just short of a metre below us, in crystal clear water it was only right I
took my first swim since we got to the USA. I still had to wriggle in – slowly –
whining about it being cold as I went, but once in I thoroughly enjoyed the
experience of bobbing around Beez Neez with the captain. Smashing. Bear got the
sponge and wiped, cleaned and gently scrubbed (the antifouling has to last
several more months) and finally the brown “ICW beard” – the six inch scummy
brown stain above the water line was gone.
Our next door neighbour
for the night
ALL IN ALL A PERFECT
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