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| After a quick trip to Big Pine Key for the Flea Market and a few more items on our 'needs' list for Marquesa, our friend Dave was there to help us cast off the dock for our day sail out to Sombrero Reef. |
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| Momma's at the helm while Donnie sets the sails. |
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| Mainsail is up! |
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| Jib is up; Bessie is off! |
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| Paps is getting a lesson on our new Garmin touchscreen GPS- what a fun toy!!! |
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| Approaching the Seven Mile Bridge, and that was an interesting pass. One lobster boat was being towed by another just as we both passed through. |
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| The guy broken down was fully loaded with pots. Lobster season ends in six days. |
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| Our two bow babes chatted it up all the way to the reef! |
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| It was such a beautiful sail, we went beyond the reef to the blue water, over 100 ft. deep. We should have trolled for tuna or dolphin :) |
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| I wonder what's on these two's minds after 60 years of marriage? |
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| Love it!!! |
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| Momma is back at the helm while Cap'n scopes out a mooring ball to pick up. Though the reef was packed with snorkelers and divers, the vis was a good 50 feet, and the reef was alive with colorful fish. I have to say it was the best snorkel I've ever been on, and Steph did great :) |
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| The yellowtail were there to greet us, and a big barracuda. You should have seen Stephanie's back roll into the water, lol! Graceful :P |
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| Halls, Tilden's, and all the local dive shops had charters out on the reef, even the Pirate Lady had taken a group out. Cool schooner. |
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| After our dive, we sailed north to pass Sombrero Beach, and up Sister's Creek. We sailed by some beautiful homes. |
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| I love the infinity pool on the side of this one... |
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| We sailed to Burdine's for dinner, where Stephanie got to experience deep fried key lime pie :) the.best.keylime.pie.best.ever. |
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| waiting for the sun to set... |
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| It's looking to be a beautiful one :) |
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| shoot...some low lying clouds got in on the action. |
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| still a gorgeous evening sky... |
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| My turn to get a lesson on the chartplotter. |
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| Stephanie's turn to contemplate the world... |
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| Your turn to see our power sources, solar and wind, when we are living off the grid in the Bahamas in a week or so :) |
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| Sassy cat's turn to contemplate...who knows what?! G'nite y'all :) |
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