Thursday, March 5, 2009

Key West back to Marathon

Sun 2-22 thru Fri 2-27- Key West, We have spent the past week playing tourist. Temps have been in the mid to upper 70's but winds have been strong out of the north and east. Chris loved all the activity, there have been 2 cruise ships in port most days and the old city has been really hopping. We have been biking about and spending lots of time at the beaches.

Sat 2-28- Winds finally veered to the east and we headed out early for Marathon. This is a 50 mile trip and we pounded into wind and waves for much of the day. Stormy weather is expected Sunday afternoon so we wanted to get to a protected harbor. Arrived Boot Key Harbor late afternoon as the wind died and we enjoyed a peaceful evening with another beautiful sunset.

Sun- Sunny and warm winds now south @ 10, temps near 80. Front barreled thru as predicted mid afternoon but harbor provides great protection from any wind direction. Winds around 35 kts all night, Chris is bothered by all the noise even though the waves are slight. Temps dropped to 50's by evening but very little rain.

Mon thru Thurs- Sunny and cool. North winds 15-20, Spent time shopping and biking about. It's amazing how busy we stay doing nothing. I guess we really are on island time.

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