Friday to Sunday, January 23 – 25th, 2009
On Friday morning, we phoned Crandon Park on Key Biscayne and found that they had a mooring ball available so we pulled up the anchor and headed south of the city to Key Biscayne. We had heard that the beach there was nice but also that you could easily bus into downtown from there.
We found the mooring ball field at Crandon to be very different from the one at Vero beach. Most of the boats moored here seem to be local and of the 60 moorings here we are one of only maybe three boats that have people on them. The sunsets as we look out over Biscayne Bay are spectacular.
Friday afternoon we explored Crandon Park and the beach possibilities. Saturday we took the bus into the big city. On the bus we met a couple, Sharon and Richard, from just south of Orangeville who are here on a boat as well. Once there we found there is a free monorail that takes you around the downtown. That was a fun trip for Christopher. He was able to stand at the front of the car and video as we toured around high up on the rail. We got off at the Bayside Park where we could watch boats coming in, and enjoy a somewhat carnival like atmosphere with live music, kiddie rides etc. There is a marathon happening there today so there was a lot of event preparation going on.
Today we have set aside as our beach day, so we’ll pack up, row the dinghy to shore and hike on down there.
On Friday morning, we phoned Crandon Park on Key Biscayne and found that they had a mooring ball available so we pulled up the anchor and headed south of the city to Key Biscayne. We had heard that the beach there was nice but also that you could easily bus into downtown from there.
We found the mooring ball field at Crandon to be very different from the one at Vero beach. Most of the boats moored here seem to be local and of the 60 moorings here we are one of only maybe three boats that have people on them. The sunsets as we look out over Biscayne Bay are spectacular.
Friday afternoon we explored Crandon Park and the beach possibilities. Saturday we took the bus into the big city. On the bus we met a couple, Sharon and Richard, from just south of Orangeville who are here on a boat as well. Once there we found there is a free monorail that takes you around the downtown. That was a fun trip for Christopher. He was able to stand at the front of the car and video as we toured around high up on the rail. We got off at the Bayside Park where we could watch boats coming in, and enjoy a somewhat carnival like atmosphere with live music, kiddie rides etc. There is a marathon happening there today so there was a lot of event preparation going on.
Today we have set aside as our beach day, so we’ll pack up, row the dinghy to shore and hike on down there.
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