Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Into the Florida Keys


Day #4:  For the first time on this trip we're in wide open water and there's not a single condo or yacht in sight.  The distant mainland to starboard appears as a low, gray, amorphous mass.  We're motoring on Biscayne Bay, south of Miami.  East of us small blotches of land mark the beginning of the archipelago known as the Florida Keys.  The dramatic contrast between this openness and the last few days' congestion is dramatic.

Even after a late start today we managed to get to Key Largo arriving just after sunset.  Now at anchor we're all alone with nothing but nature.  Today's picture shows Nellie side-tied on the New River in the heart of Ft. Lauderdale's downtown.  The 3rd street bridge is in the background.  58nm today and 96nm thus far.  DBH