En Route to Key West

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Today started with a trip into Marathon. We needed to pick up some fuel filters as Scott realized that one of the problems we had was that we got some fuel with a little too much water, so we are going through filters faster than you can imagine. After some blueberry pancakes on board, we took the dingy to the Marathon City dingy dock, where they charge $13 a day!!! Can you imagine, for the priviledge of tying your dingy to their plastic docks, they want $13????

We walked about a mile to West Marine and got what we were needed and were on our way.

We left Marathon close to noon and decided to head to Looe Key. If you have never snorkeled there, it is a must in your lifetime. Looe Key is located about 5 miles off Big Pine Key, which is about mile marker 30, for those who are familiar with the lower Keys.

Today was actually one of the best snorkel experiences we have had on the reef. No sooner did we jump in the water and look down, but there was a 4 foot reef shark. We saw no less than 10 different sharks today in the water. We saw huge tarpon, grouper, beautiful parrot fish, sargeant majors, tangs, you name it, we saw it! Oh, we can't leave out the 5 foot baracuda that was hanging around the back of the sailboat following us around!

After taking a dip at the reef, we moved on to Key West. We pulled in at sunset, in time to see the sunset cruises heading out and catch the sunset show at Mallory Square from the boat. We're anchored at the Conch Harbor Marina, and we'll stay here for a few days for sure!

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Photos

Sunset in Key West Harbor
On our way into the harbor, the sun was going down

Sunset Cruises
All of the tourists enjoying the sunset cruise