Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Contrasts - April 5-7







We have been sailing back and forth around Biscayne Bay getting some final Keys experiences. We returned to Dinner Key to get laundry done and pick up a few groceries. Then we headed back to Key Biscayne to try a different anchorage called Hurricane Harbor. This is a neat little spot that is very well protected from wind and waves because it is almost totally surrounded by monster size estates. Here Richard and Sharon from Lucky came over for a highly competetive game of Farkle.

The next morning we set off to anchor for the day off of Soldier Key. It is a tiny Key sitting all by itself and too shallow to get close in, so we were actually anchored just out in the open water. It was a great place to jump in and swim with the temp up to around 90 again. The solitude of the water and the gentle lapping of the waves made for a very lulling day. With the wind picking up we decided to head back to Key Biscayne to anchor for the night. And it is the weekend - the start of Easter break here. When we returned to Key Biscayne we were greeted by a very different sight. Out on the sandbar extending from the Key were about 100 power boats of every size imaginable playing every kind of music. Party time!! All these boats were rafted together in different groups with sea-doos darting around all over the place. A very different view than we have been accustomed to the past few months and especially the last few hours of solitude. And then by the time the spectacular sunset was upon us the throngs (many in thongs) had dispersed and we were once again at a peacful anchorage with a couple of other bobbing sailboats.

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