We waved good bye to the few friends left at Sombrero Marina this morning around eight o'clock. It was not a perfect weather day that we were hoping we could have and go out fishing beyond the reef while heading east. Therefore we stayed close to shore in the one to two foot chop, but at least they were at the bow. We ran into some rain, but that helped to wash off some of the salt spray that was flying over the bow on occassion. "True Loev" went on ahead of us as they were making better speed than we were against the wind. We turned into Channel #5 around one o'clock this afternoon to cross under the bridge into Florida Bay where it was quite a bit smoother.
If you haven't figured out by now, we are not traveling the same direction we usually do at this time of year. We are not planning to return to Chattanooga this year but are instead intending to spend the summer in Chesapeake Bay. We have not been this way in five years, are ready for a change, and hope to see things we did not get a chance to while we did The Great Loop.
Our plan this afternoon was to get on a mooring ball at Lignumvitae Key but only found one and it was quite exposed to the east wind. So we continued on to Shell Key just a little farther east and again only found one mooring ball but it is better protected. We did not make good time today barely averaging five miles per hour, but it was still fun to see things like sea turtles mating. That was a first. Quite an illusion trying to figure out what it was. By the time we did, it was too late for the camera. Sorry!.
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