Boot Key Harbour, Marathon, FL & Mom's Visit

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Click here for a great link to a live web cam of Boot Key Harbour and click here for a live web cam of Sombrero Beach. There are also some great pictures if you click on Photo Gallery on the Boot Key Harbour site.

We arrived in Boot Key Harbour on February 13, 2009 and settled in on a mooring ball. It was warm and tropical, just the kind of place we like. The marina has wireless internet, showers, washers/dryers and dinghy docks. There is also a tennis court and a park. The first thing we did was try to find our beloved Nookie a home. We announced it on the daily cruisers' net and posted pictures in the Marina. It took a while but one day this really nice young girl dinghies up to the boat and asks if we still had the kitten. We had her come aboard and meet Nookie and they were meant for each other. She brought her husband over later and he fell in love too. So yes we found a great home for our little girl who has since been renamed Twig. The young couple are from Colorado and had grown up in the mountains, which they loved. They named their sailing vessel Willow which was her favorite tree, so hence Twig. They were headed out to the Bahamas for the season and then up to Maine to work on a farm and learn to grow their own food. We know Nookie-Twig is going to be very happy and climbing trees on a farm soon. We were very sad to have her leave, but very glad that she will eventually have a land home.

We spent the first couple of weeks exploring and scouting out the area. These are pictures of the other side of Boot Key. Boot Key is an island and the only access is the Boot Key Bridge or by boat. The bridge was a bascule bridge, which means it opens to let boat traffic through. Click here for more Bridge info. It is the one we had to go through in the fog to get here. Anyway, the bridge is now permanently open, because there is no money in the state budget to repair it. The island of Boot Key is privately owned and the owners don't have the money to repair it either. So its open to boat traffic and closed to vehicle traffic. Now the only way to get there is boat or helicopter. This canal on the other side shows different boats that are either fisherman and have the owner's permission or just derelicts hanging out. Pretty interesting back in there.

Mom Pitteroff or Mabel as she is sometimes called, finally got to visit :)))) She had such a great time and we can't wait until she can come back. The first order of business was the get in the water, which we did, then RELAX. I think she caught on pretty good! We found her in this position quite often.

In order to get to Sombrero Beach from the anchorage you have to travel down Sister's Creek, it's not far and it's a very beautiful ride with lots of fish. You see a lot of eagle rays, dolphins and occasionally a manatee. Mom caught on to piloting the dinghy right away.

After a long days play it's great to go out for sundowners and a meal. This is Frosty's Bar and Grille located on the waterfront so you can get there by dinghy. Here we are at the left making our way back to the dinghy.

Made it to the Dinghy, but after a couple of beers is seems it might take the two of us to untie this line. Hey - who tied this thing? Well no fear we did get loose.

No visit to the Florida Keys is complete without a visit to Key West. We have been there several times and still haven't seen everything we want to see. There are so many restaurants and we haven't yet had a bad experience. Beach Bar & Grill on Duvall Street where we had lunch was no exception - it was fantastic the food and the ambiance.

The shopping in Key West offers something for everyone. Even Roosters I guess cause there were plenty of them. There are lots of clothing stores, shell stores, novelty stores, everything you can think of. Mom is getting some advice on shoes from another tourist.

I gotta get me one of these T-shirts :)

Back home in Marathon, we had a great barbecue lunch at Sombrero Beach.






Unfortunately, it was time for Mom to go, BYE Mom we love you and want you to come back soon!!!!!!!!!!!! We took her to Key West Airport and sadly said good-bye.

After we dropped Mom off we walked the docks at Key West and met some of the locals.

Some Pelicans and some Cats.



We think the Cats must be related because they looked exactly alike, however the one sleeping was a sweetheart but the one staring at us was a meany.







Cheers for now, Mom and Kim and Mike who really needs to brush his teeth :)

Dinner Key to Marathon in the Florida Keys

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When Kim got home we stocked up the boat and watched the weather. We needed a weather window to get from Dinner Key to Marathon. The night before Kim went to visit her family, we happened to see a kid dinghy over to a 18 foot sailboat that was anchored out. As we watched him we noticed that there was a kitten onboard and it looked like he was feeding him. He was there for a few minutes and then left. He dinghed back to a bigger sailboat that was about 500 yards away. We had a really bad feeling about it and Kim asked Mike to check on the kitten while she was gone and make sure that it was okay. Well Mike found out that the kitten was living all alone on the boat, and that the kid taking care of him, left him on the boat and just left him piles of dry food and a 5 gallon bucket of sand to go to the bathroom in. Mike found the kid's parents and asked if we could have the kitten, they said they would talk to their son and Mike agreed to come back when Kim returned. The day I came home we went over and asked to have the kitten. We said it should not be left alone or treated like that and needed a good home. The kid finally agreed and the father brought her over to our boat. The kitten was 6 months old and had been living alone on the boat for some time and only left dry food. When we went to see the kitten, there was poop all over the boat - it was horrible. He was left alone with the boat open in storms and high winds. We only had intentions of saving the kitten and trying to find her a good land based home. We didn't have any luck in Dinner Key and so we prepared her for the trip to Marathon. She was used to being on a boat but she had never actually traveled on a boat. She was bit tense at first, but she found her safe spots and seemed to settle in. We called the kitten - kitty - trying our best not to get attached, but of course we knew we would. We did finally give her a name - after we found out she was in heat and became very, very friendly - as cats in heat usually do - all she wanted was nookie - so yah we called her Nookie :)))

After we provisioned the boat, got fuel and water we headed over to Key Biscayne and anchored out for a few days. Key Biscayne is closer to the ocean so when we were ready to head you to Marathon is was a shorter distance. We would have to leave at first light if we wanted to overnight at Rodriquez Key which is an anchorage on the ocean side of the keys. So the weather and tides had to be right for our leaving and overnight stay. While we waited we explored the island - to the left is a lighthouse off the main beach. We got lucky one day and found it to be open - so we climbed to the top and got a wonderful view. Unfortunately, we didn't know that it would be open and were just out for a walk and did not bring the camera that day. But we got this shot of the outside another day.





The island was also full of raccoons looking for some handouts.

We had a good trip the first day, however, after leaving Rodriquez Key we had another days sail

to get to Marathon. The first couple

hours were great and then we hit thick, thick pea soup fog, which is very unusual here. You may wonder why we don't have any pictures of the fog - well it's the same reason we don't have any pictures of the storms we've been caught in. Your only concerned with the current situation and your safety. The fog was very unsettling, one of us was on the bow looking for crab pots and boats and also listening. The other was steering the boat while the one on the bow gave directions, like HARD TO PORT, HARD TO STARBOARD, OH SHIT :) We would take turns on the bow and at the wheel. As we approached the inlet to Boot Key Harbour, Marathon we had to pass the outside anchorage and find the channel markers to enter the channel. We did not see any boats in the anchorage (although they were there) and only had our GPS chart plotter and about 40 feet of visibility. We finally found the first marker and asked a passing fishing boat for some local knowledge of the inlet. The said to hug the greens starboard markers because the port side of the channel (the side we were supposed to be on) was VERY shallow. They offered to slow down and let us follow them until we got inside. We were very grateful, but we still had to go under a bridge. Actually, we had to request the bridge to open and then pass under it but we couldn't even see it. We called the bridge on the radio, and the bridge tender said that he could not see us yet and to call when we got closer. HELLO - FOG - NOBODY CAN SEE ANYTHING. I cannot tell you our relief when we got a few yards up and the fog started to lift. It seems that the whole harbour was clear - it was such a RELIEF, we could see the bridge!! So in we go, get our mooring assignment and safely get on the mooring. It's only then that you say - dang we should of got a picture :)

More to come in Marathon, with Nookie the cat, Mom and lots of living in Paradise.

Cheers from Margaritaville of sorts, Mike and Kim blissfully on Ka'imi

Tim Visits Dinner Key, Florida

When Kim went to see her family in January, Mike asked his friend Tim to come and visit with him on the boat. It was a great relief to have Tim come visit, the winds had picked up the night Kim left and were blowing 26-30 knots. Mike had a long sleepless night with the winds that high, because the anchorage had very poor holding. We were also testing a brand new anchor, a 55 pound Delta that we had just bought. Mike also had witnessed a 44 foot Trawler dragging anchor earlier in the evening. If the anchor had given way, it would have been very hard for one person to retrieve and reset the anchor in a very crowded anchorage. After Tim arrived the weather calmed. It was a great to see him and a relief in case the winds picked up again.

Tim had been to Miami and Dinner Key before with Mike back in the 80's when Mike had his 30' Hunter sailboat that he lived on. Tim stayed on the boat with Mike for about 6 months and they both worked at the Miami Beach Charthouse. After they earned some money they took off to the Bahama's to cruise the Berry Islands. Mike welcomes Tim aboard at the Dinner Key anchorage.



Mike and Tim enjoyed seeing the changes as they walked around Coconut Grove, Dinner Key Marina and Miami. They spotted a manatee around the docks at Dinner Key Marina. To the right is a picture of a Portuguese Man-O-War they spotted by the Dinghy Dock. The Man-O-War was wetting down its sail.

Mike and Tim took a trip down to Miami Beach. The dock at the left is where they lived when they worked at the Chart House. The only thing that looked the same here was the pier where Mike's boat was docked. Everything else was so developed you couldn't even get to beach anymore, without paying for a parking spot. It was sad to see most of the beach was fenced off and private. They have lots of restaurants in Miami Beach and we enjoyed a great lunch.

Mike taught Tim how to play Mexican Train Dominoes a game we learned while cruising in the Caribbean, it's very popular among cruisers. Tim loved this game and couldn't get enough of it. They played almost every evening. Here's Tim kicking Mike's ass in the game.

They weather finally cleared up enough that they could leave Ka'imi and Tim rented a car. They went down to check the mooring balls out at Marathon in the Florida Keys. Marathon is just north of Key West and south of Key Largo. This is where Mike and I are now. The left is a picture of the dinghy dock and the right is the old seven mile bridge.

Tim took the picture on the left of a local Iguana, he has a great camera. The picture at the right is the Dinner Key anchorage.








After a week it was time for Tim to leave. It's another beautiful sunset in Dinner Key. Thanks for coming Tim, and come back again soon it was great to see you.

As soon as Tim left, the winds starting picking up again to 20-30 knots. Wouldn't you know it, Kim got a phone call every day - "WHERE ARE YOU!" Thank god the anchor held!



Cheers for now, Mike and Kim on Ka'imi

West Palm Beach to Dinner Key, Miami

Hello!! We're still hanging out here in the Keys. We had to replace our DC driven refrigerator so we went dockside at a private residence. There is an apartment for us to use that has a refrigerator so we stored all our cold stuff in that while we replaced the unit.

We left off at West Palm Beach click here for the old post. We left West Palm Beach on Saturday January 3, 2009 at 3:57 PM. We were treated to a beautiful sunset at sea and better yet, calm seas. The passage was uneventful except for the fact that we were only three miles offshore. We couldn't go out any further or we would be facing the opposing current of the gulf stream.

Michael enjoys his burrito dinner before he goes down for his three hour nap. We take shifts of three hours on and three hours off when we sail at night.

We arrived at Government Cut, Miami before dawn and circled outside waiting for light. We then got in line behind 7-8 cruise ships because we did not want to share the channel with them! There were also a few tankers coming, going and anchored - what a morning that was. We didn't get a picture of

this because we were too busy freaking out, but just as we were finally going in the Cut, the biggest tanker we EVER saw was on it's way out. He called on the radio announcing his departure and we see him coming straight at us. So out of the channel we go into some BIG seas, caused by the wind in the channel, and circle until he is gone- pheewww. We call the Coast Guard to make sure which channel we can take because some channels are closed to recreation boats (Homeland Security issues). We get on the right route and head past Miami Marina where Mike used to live on his boat 20 years ago. We then head to Dinner Key where Mike also lived on his boat and worked. Everything is looking the same according the Mike and the weather is good and water is clear according to Kim.

We arrived in Dinner Key, Miami at 12:00 noon on January 4, 2009. We had a hard time getting the anchor to hold but finally we get it set and took a well earned rest! We stayed in Dinner Key for about 5 days then headed down the ICW to Marathon. We had planned to stop at Boca Chita, for a night and check it out, then do day trips all the way down dot Boot Key Harbour, Marathon.

It didn't quite work out that way, but we did make it to Boca Chita. Click here for the previous details, and I'll add some pics of the adventures.

Off we go to Boca Chita, this was Mike's favorite place to relax at when he lived here before. We couldn't take Ka'imi in because we draft too much. But we did anchor outside by Sand Key and dinghied in. It is a very beautiful place. The lighthouse in the pictures has an interesting story. The guy who bought and lived on the island built the lighthouse. Now the Coast Guard comes along and tells the guy he can't turn the light on because it shines on the Bay side of the Key. The Coast Guard wins and the guy cannot light the light!

To the left is a beach on Boca Chita and to the right is one of the original buildings.

We also took the dinghy over to Sand Key to explore. We took this trail and there were a million spiders! They had webs crossing the path and they were hanging right above your head. Kim wouldn't go until brave Mike cleared the path :)

Mike the brave spider hunter. Here is the cove inside the Key where we landed the dinghy.

The weather was good so we decided to get on our way. Kim was going to visit family and she had a flight out of Key West in a couple of weeks. After leaving Sand Key we headed down the ICW until we hit Buttonwood Sound. We started bumping the bottom pretty bad and even went hard aground once. We had to have a boat turn us around and tow us off. We found out that we could not make it to Marathon via the ICW because our draft was to much. We turned around and headed back to Dinner Key where we could go on the outside and get to Marathon. Once in Dinner Key the weather kept us there longer than expected so Kim had to rent a car to get to Key West and catch her flight. While Kim was away, Mike's friend Tim came to visit. We'll share that visit in the next update.

Cheers and hope everyone is enjoying warmer weather....Mike and Kim

In the Keys

Wow, we were just reminded that it has been two months since our last post....time flys when it's hot :).  Sorry about that but we have a terrible internet connection and can't get any pictures up right now, but we are working on it.   We left Dinner Key for a nice ride on the outside sometime in February, stopped at Roderiquez Key overnight, then headed into Boot Key Harbour the next day in the midst of Pea Soup fog....that was a real treat.  Here we are and will be for awhile.  All is well and we are working on a full update with pictures.    Cheers to everyone, Kim and Mike on Ka'imi (with a tan :)

Miami Beach

We are back in Miami and will be here for a few weeks then continue on to Marathon around the beginning of February. We have no internet only sailmail, occasionally we come to the libarary and use their computer if the wait is not too long. We will update again when we leave and things get more exciting. We are exploring Coconut Grove right now which is kinda neat. There are cold fronts coming in one after the other and although we are warmer than we were it does get a bit chilly sometimes.

We are well, cheers Kim and Mike on Ka'imi.

Boca Chita

We left Dinner Key for Mike's Island (Boca Chita) on Wednesday, not sure if we could get inside with Ka'imi because of our draft. We called Tow Boat US for some local knowledge and they said that we would probable not be able to get inside. We took their advice and decided to anchor outside at Sand Key and dinghy in. The winds picked up considerable on the way their as a front was just passing so we decided to anchor at Elliot Key which had better holding. We set anchor at 1334 at N 25 27.498 W 08012.582. The next morning things quieted down so we motored south about 3 miles to anchor outside of Sand Key at 1057 at N 25 30.657 W 080 11.780. It turned out to be a beautiful day.

We took the dinghy to Sand Key and found the keyhole anchorage. It's a shallow draft hole in the island that is good protection from Hurricanes if you had a small boat. We explored the island that was covered in spiders - Mike led the way :)... After lunch we went into Mike's Island and checked it out. It is really a beautiful spot, we will explore it more today then head south, possible ending up in Key Largo tomorrow.

All is well, Mike and Kim in the sunshine on Ka'imi.

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Miami

We left Palm Beach, Saturday 1/3/09 and arrived at Miami the following morning about 0500 to the sight of 7 cruise ships waiting in line to enter the channel. It was still dark so we circled until the sun came up and the ships had cruised in. We only had one huge tanker come out while we were going in - we left the channel until he passed and then went right in. We went by the Miami Marina where Mike used to live in his 30 foot Hunter sailboat back in 1985. We kept going until we came to Dinner Key and anchored out at N 25 23.149 W 080 13.728. This is where the Chart House restaurant is located where Mike used to work while he was in Miami. Him and his friend Tim ended up staying in this anchorage for about 6 months before their trip to the Bahamas.

We had dinner at the Chart House on Monday, Mike says things have changed ALOT! It wasn't the casual, fun place it used to be. We stocked up on groceries here and fixed a connection from our alternator to our instruments. We had lost power to the instruments and the starter, but all is well now.

We are heading out to Mike's Island (Boca Chita Key) this morning (Wednesday 1/7/09) were we will play for a few days. Oh Yah, we are in bathing suits now :)

All is well, Kim and Mike on Ka'imi in the keys

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Lake Worth, Palm Beach, Florida

Happy New Year!! We didn't quite make it to Miami but we are in Florida and we wore shorts yesterday :)). Our weather didn't hold and the Gulf Stream came in to meet us, so we didn't make very good time. Our speed through the water was 6.5 knots but our speed over ground was only 1.0 knots. We realized this when a fishing boat came out and was kind of eyeing us and circling then he went away. He came back a couple hours later and asked us when we were going to leave cause we were still in his fishing spot.....time to go closer to shore.

We didn't want to get that close to shore but we had too, so we turned in until the current wasn't against us so much. By this time we checked the weather again and there was a small craft advisory for after midnight. The winds were going to pick up 20-25 knots from the North. That would mean that the seas would really pick up, at least 5-7 but probable more. North was on our aft and we just did not feel like riding waves all night so we made the decision to head to Lake Worth in Palm Beach. We have been here before, when we came from Bimini in the Bahamas, we new the inlet was big and well light and also knew the anchorage so we went in at night.

We arrived at the inlet at exactly 1200 on New Years - Palm Beach puts on one of the biggest, best and longest fireworks show I have ever seen, unfortunately there was a lot of greens and reds exploding in the channel. Mike would say, I found the green - oops no it just exploded. I found the red - nope it just went 200 feet in the air....great. We actually made it in fine and once inside it was dark but we were able to see well enough to go into the anchorage and set anchor. At this point it is about 0200 and we are both exhausted. Kim goes to toss the anchor and realizes it is stuck, the chain has collapsed on itself as it often does when we are at sea. Finally, Kim frees it and lets it drop, pheeeww, we are anchored and its New Years Day and we have ourself a well deserved Beer!!!

We will get some rest, fuel and groceries here then set off for an overnight trip to Miami in a few days.

Hope everyone enjoyed their New Year celebration. We are well, cheers Kim and Mike.

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Happy New Year

It seems we will be spending New Year's Eve at sea which means at least one of us will actually be awake when midnight rolls around. We had a quiet day yesterday with calm, variable winds. We motored all day in calm seas. We saw Portuguese Man of Wars all day with their little sails up carrying them past us and one lone dolphin who rode our bow. He/she was huge the biggest either of us has ever seen with a few scars on it.

The wind shifted and picked up early this morning at about 0300 so we set the sails and turned off the engine :). It is currently 0912 and we are at N 27 48.688 W 080 02.382 winds are 17-20 kts coming out of the NW at 310 with seas 2-4 ft.

If our weather forecast holds we should be in Miami Beach tomorrow, what a great way to start the new year!!

We are well and wish everyone a happy and safe New Year, cheers Kim and Mike.

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Ka'imi at Sea

Yahoo, we made it out of the ICW :). Sunday 12/28 we motored in clear weather to Jekyll Island and anchored right outside the marina. We traveled 28.5 nm for 7.05 hours at an avg speed of 4.0. Holding was good but the Jekyll Creek pass is BAD very, very shallow.

We left Jekyll Creek at 0745 this morning, Monday, 12/29, passing Cumberland Island and left the ICW via St. Mary's Sound at 1230. The weather is calm as are the seas, we have a light breeze of 4.2 knots and are running our spinnaker. At this moment 1647 this evening our position is N 30 28.534 W 081 08.160. Right Whales have been spotted in the immediate area, they are an endangered species, we are keeping our eye out for them.

Tuesday, 12/30, had a wild ride last night with north winds at 20 knots, it must of kicked up the gulf stream a bit, rock and roll, clear skies today, at 0841 we are N 29 24.135 W 080 36.657.

Cheers from the Atlantic, Kim and Mike :)

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Day 11 still inside the ICW

We thought we were going to be fogged in all day but by 0800 it looked like it cleared up. We upped the anchor and headed out. By 1045 it rolled back in THICK oops - our bad - next time we wait longer. We did a u-turn and dropped the anchor in some deep water. We ate lunch at 1130 as we contemplated the error of our ways and whether we should turn back. Then it cleared completely, we sighed with relief and headed out.

We are anchored in South River N 31 22.107' W 081 19.487'. It's very calm and peaceful here and the holding is good. We traveled 29.6 nm (that includes the turn around - the actual distance was 22.6 nm).

We will check the weather now and see if there is an opportunity to get out of the ICW and into the great blue sea.

We are well, cheers Kim and Mike

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Day 10 same anchorage, same ICW

We had some dense heavy fog this morning and as of this writing of 1245 it is still foggy. We thought it was clearing this morning so we headed out at 0940. We got down the Wahoo Creek and instead of getting better it was getting denser. We tossed the anchor out to wait it out, but as of 1130 it looked like it was getting worse so we pulled the anchor up and went back to our anchorage. We will wait here today and hope that it's better tomorrow.

It's a nice anchorage so we'll relax and enjoy the rest. We have plenty of provisions so no problem there and lots of goodies. Today we'll munch the chocolate covered strawberries - thank you Sherrie. We already ate the Christmas cookies and brownies from Kathy and Frank - (like the first day)- thanks guys.

So all is well here, cheers to all Kim and Mike

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MERRY CHRISTMAS Day 9 still in the ICW

Hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas. Mike and I are anchored in Wahoo Creek N 31 36.126' W 081 12.941. We stayed in this anchorage on our way north and enjoyed it so decided to stop here for the night. We traveled 29.1 nm today a total of 7 hours. We left at 6:45 am this morning and hit a few patches of heavy fog, but it cleared up to be a beautiful day.

We are looking forward to some burritos for our Christmas dinner and maybe a margarita or two!

Cheers to all Kim and Mike

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Days 6, 7 and 8 on the way to the Keys

The oil leak is fixed :)))))...we are on the hook and will start traveling again tomorrow morning. The winds are still not in our favor so we will stay in the ICW for now.

We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and we will do the same :).

Cheers and Merry Christmas, Kim and Mike on Ka'imi

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Days 4 and 5 on the ICW

We started the day cold and cloudy, but with high hopes. We had decided to stop at Delegal Marina, our old stomping grounds and have a day of rest and give us time to visit with our friends who we didn't get a chance to see before we left Thunderbolt Marina to head to South Carolina. Jimmy, the dockmaster and our friend, got us safely to the dock, then we visited with Diane on Kindred Spirit and John and Ann on Elixer.

The unfortunate thing is we have developed an oil leak and will have to fix that before we head off....it's a boat right $$$$$$$$ At least we are in good company here.

All is good, cheers Kim and Mike

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Day 3 on the ICW

Today was not the greatest travel day, we fought the current and 15-20 knot head winds all day, and just when the current came into our favor we had the opposing wind of 20 knot, oh well, annoying but life is still good. The scenery was awesome though. Our moving time was 8.54 hour at an avg speed of 3.7 knots and we traveled 33.3 nautical miles.

We scraped our first anchorage pick because there was no room, lots of crab pots and no wind protection, so we motored on for another hour to find the one we are in that is not a recommended anchorage because there is lots of commercial traffic, and there is big shrimp boats and 150 foot booze cruise boats coming by quickly. We are anchored in St. Augustine River N 32 03.643 W 080 59.002.

All is well, Cheers Kim and Mike.

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Day Two on the ICW

Hey all, everything is fine and we are making headway. Yesterday, Wednesday, we had to deal with a little fog in the AM. We left the dock at Bohicket Marina at 10:11 but didn't get very far before a heavier fog rolled in and we pulled to the side and dropped the anchor. We waited until it cleared a bit and upped anchor at about 11:00. Anchored at 15:00 in the South Edisto River N 32.37.153 W 080.23.989 - great anchorage and holding.

Today, traveled 37.5 miles on a beautiful day only had to dodge two barges and open one bridge. Arrived at 15:30 Cowens Creek at N 32.15.686 W 080.45.133.

Life is good and so are we, Cheers Kim and Mike

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On Our Way

We are heading out this morning, destination warm weather in the Florida Keys. We have sailmail up and running so hopefully we can update along the way. If not we will let you know when we get there.

We wish everyone Happy Holidays!

Cheers Mike and Kim