Our Stats

January 17, 2013 Thursday

Our arrival to Marathon Key was anti-climatic.  We compiled some travel statistics to help us realize what we had accomplished.

Cumulative nautical miles                              2960
Intracoastal waterway statue miles                 1195
Great Lakes transited                                          4
Travel Days                                                        88
Days Underway                                                199
Hurricanes                                                           1
Nor-easter storms                                                4
Run aground                                                       0
Repairs                                                         *1 impeller
                                                                     *1 raw water pump
                                                                     *1 galley water hose leak                          
Sunrises and sunsets                                      too many to count

Since we arrived Terry has had trouble turning off "cruiser mode"  He wakes every morning thinking he has to plan for the next leg.  He is already reading, planning, and charting for future travels.  Fellow cruisers here at our dock are helping Terry acclimate to his winter "at the the dock" lifestyle.  We may still go to Key West, Marquesas Key, and Dry Tortugas this year.  A Bahamas trip is planned for spring 2014.
Many of the cruisers at our marina have been coming here for many years.  They have been very welcoming to us.  There is a marina happy hour every day.  Sunday the happy hour includes a potluck.
It is said that people who visit the Florida Keys either love them or hate them.  The Keys are laid back and very eclectic.  There is a quirky sense of humor prevalent about the islands (see photos).  Hippies and other colorful types are alive and well in the Keys.

New friends, Anne and Harv Gross, from Wisconsin
and have been cruising on their boat for 17 years.

Sunset over Boot Key Harbor entrance, from Burdine Marina Tiki Bar 

Sunday marina happy hour and potluck

This is real, posted at the golf course across from our marina.
 Note NOT alligators, there are salt -water crocodiles here