Running around the Keys

Based on potentially unfriendly winds for anchoring in Newfound Harbor off Linda Vanaman’s home on Summerland Key, we have elected to remain in Marathon until next Wednesday, when we will commence a three-day journey up the inside of the Keys to Miami where we plan to anchor off Frank Condon’s home.


After a day or two there, we will begin the several day transit of the ICW up to Stuart where we will turn westward and transit the Okeechobee Waterway to cross the state to Fort Myers. The Okeechobee WW actually consists of three parts; the Lake itself in the middle with the Caloosahatchee River/ Waterway draining off westward and the St Lucie Canal leading eastward.

Yesterday was our Key West day where we walked our legs off around the waterfront and up and down Duval Street.

Today, Jim and I were expressly excluded from a run to Islamorada, an equal distance in the other direction, so Mary and Jackie could have unhindered shopping time. Apparently Mary’s knee is pretty well completely recovered.


Weather is partly cloudy in the low 80s and breezy. We slept well last night without air conditioning, but by 1 PM, I needed one unit going to wring some of the moisture out of the air in the boat.