Yesterday we did end up hiking down the key to the beach on Key Biscayne. This beach is different than the others we’ve visited on our way south. Most have had a fairly boisterous surf. This beach had gentle waves coming in and it felt like you could walk forever out into the Atlantic and only be in water up to your knees. It was a very Christopher friendly beach.
Late afternoon we continued our hike into the village of Key Biscayne, a very pretty village. At the grocery store we ran into some boaters who keep their boat year-round at the marina and they offered to drive us back. A much appreciated offer as by then we had walked close to 5 km. and were looking for the bus schedule to figure out when we’d get back to Tiffany Rose.
Monday morning we left the mooring ball, and after pumping out and filling up with water at the marina dock, we headed south on Biscayne Bay. We headed out the Cape Florida Channel then turned around and came back into the bay by the Biscayne Channel passing Stiltsville which is a row of house high up on pilings in the bay (see picture). We put the sails up, turned the motor off and headed south.
It was great weather, much warmer than our sail last Thursday and we enjoyed sailing on a beam reach all the way to Elliot Key - part of Biscayne National Park. It is too shallow close to the key so we anchored a fair distance out in the Bay. Another Canadian boat was anchoring at the same time we were. With binoculars we couldn’t see who they were but they radioed us to see how deep the water was where we were and it turned out to be Sharon and Richard (from near Orangeville) who we’d met on the bus on Saturday. The world continues to get smaller. The water was super clear there and Dave snorkeled in to explore the bottom.
It was a windy night so it sort of felt like sleeping in a swinging hammock. This morning we put the motor on the dinghy and went over to Sharon and Richard’s boat Lucky for coffee and to hear their stories. They’ve been sailing the south for many years so it was good to get their perspectives on places they’ve been.
Then we were back to Tiffany Rose, got everything ship shape, and set off north again. The wind was friskier today than yesterday, it felt a little warmer and we had a great sail back up to Key Biscayne. It was quite exhilarating! Even though we anchored just off the western shore instead of returning to Crandon Park, Christopher recognized the area from yesterday, enough to say “Home Sweet Home” as we were pulling into the anchorage.
We are really enjoying this area south of Miami and are torn between wanting to go explore all of the Keys and wanting to make the trip across the stream to the Bahamas. Experienced cruisers tell us “it’s better in the Bahamas” but this is all so new to us that we are just thrilled to be doing what we are doing. So we continue to listen to the weather and make our travel plans one day at a time.
Late afternoon we continued our hike into the village of Key Biscayne, a very pretty village. At the grocery store we ran into some boaters who keep their boat year-round at the marina and they offered to drive us back. A much appreciated offer as by then we had walked close to 5 km. and were looking for the bus schedule to figure out when we’d get back to Tiffany Rose.
Monday morning we left the mooring ball, and after pumping out and filling up with water at the marina dock, we headed south on Biscayne Bay. We headed out the Cape Florida Channel then turned around and came back into the bay by the Biscayne Channel passing Stiltsville which is a row of house high up on pilings in the bay (see picture). We put the sails up, turned the motor off and headed south.
It was great weather, much warmer than our sail last Thursday and we enjoyed sailing on a beam reach all the way to Elliot Key - part of Biscayne National Park. It is too shallow close to the key so we anchored a fair distance out in the Bay. Another Canadian boat was anchoring at the same time we were. With binoculars we couldn’t see who they were but they radioed us to see how deep the water was where we were and it turned out to be Sharon and Richard (from near Orangeville) who we’d met on the bus on Saturday. The world continues to get smaller. The water was super clear there and Dave snorkeled in to explore the bottom.
It was a windy night so it sort of felt like sleeping in a swinging hammock. This morning we put the motor on the dinghy and went over to Sharon and Richard’s boat Lucky for coffee and to hear their stories. They’ve been sailing the south for many years so it was good to get their perspectives on places they’ve been.
Then we were back to Tiffany Rose, got everything ship shape, and set off north again. The wind was friskier today than yesterday, it felt a little warmer and we had a great sail back up to Key Biscayne. It was quite exhilarating! Even though we anchored just off the western shore instead of returning to Crandon Park, Christopher recognized the area from yesterday, enough to say “Home Sweet Home” as we were pulling into the anchorage.
We are really enjoying this area south of Miami and are torn between wanting to go explore all of the Keys and wanting to make the trip across the stream to the Bahamas. Experienced cruisers tell us “it’s better in the Bahamas” but this is all so new to us that we are just thrilled to be doing what we are doing. So we continue to listen to the weather and make our travel plans one day at a time.
No comments:
Post a Comment