Last night was our first night to use our new windlass that Ray installed while we were in Stock Island. It was also the first night we used our new stainless steel anchor acquired from "Finally". They both did well and Ray washed it down as he retrieved it this morning out of Blackwater Sound. He thought the fresh water rinse might be a good idea after the problems with the last windlass from lack of such maintenance.
We departed at 7:30 a.m. and had a very uneventful day of travel for 5 hours to go almost 32 miles. The waters were calm and clear through Card Sound, Little Card Sound, Biscayne Bay, etc.
Not long after we arrived at Boca Chita Key National Park and tied to the east wall of the harbor, some park rangers arrived and allowed us access into the lighthouse. This was our first opportunity
After we took a walk over to the two new Cuban refugee boats that are now on the island. As always, it is just amazing to think of that being the better option. From there Doug and I took a quick walk around the island. The mosquitos got more ferocious as we went. Doug was prepared to go for a swim to escape them, I could only get knee deep, but it sure felt good.
  Ray was going to walk to Miami |
A few other boats pulled in to spend the night after our arrival. One was a couple that passed us yesterday. We wondered how they could have pulled in after us. They attempted to go to Bimini today, but 20 miles out to sea they turned back when the Gulf Stream was too rough. Another couple were the park hosts which we had never seen before either.
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