Marco Island to Marathon Key

On Tuesday morning we left Marco Island at 8:15, we waited until we could call Richard. Richard is our new best friend from High Seas Technology. This company installed all the electronics on the boat. Richard is a very patient young man who has had the responsibility to teach both of us how to use all the navigation electronics. Bob and I have very limited computer skills and what appears on the screen is a foreign language to me. We only called him twice on Monday and once on Tuesday. He answered our question and we were certain we could get to Marathon Key. We didn't call him at all on Wednesday because we didn't go anywhere!

The trip to Marathon Key was great. The autopilot guided us on the route we had put into the computer the night before. I always forget how blue and clear the water is here, it is beautiful! We were about 14 miles from shore and it is amazing how many boats you meet coming and going.

We have driven to the Florida Keys many times but this time we got to go under the bridge instead of over it. We came through Moser Channel, just south of Marathon Key and the marina where we were going to stay. It is a very different perspective seeing the bridge from the water plus the old railroad bridge that is still there.

Wednesday morning we decided to stay another night. We had been so rushed to get underway and after 2 days of learning all these new things, we were already tired.
I needed to still get things put away and clean. Bob needed to look at his charts and take a day off. Plus the weather is great. It might be a little warm for Bob but just my kind of temperature, about 85 to 90.

We are off this morning for Miami Beach! It should be another exciting day!