May and June, 2012

The month of May included 430 miles up and down the Florida Keys, and we've barely scratched the surface of places to visit and things to do. From Marathon we stopped for one or more nights in: Big Pine, Key West, Dry Tortugas, Marquesas, back to Key West, then Bahia Honda, Marathon again, Indian Key mooring, Rodriquez Key, through Angelfish Creek to Pumpkin Key, Lake Sylvia, Lake Worth and finally back to Stuart. We're starting to call this home base and are currently enjoying the amenities at the Loggerhead Marina. The dockage rates are lower in the summer and we have a small portable AC unit plugged it, yeah!

We are now faced with some boat insurance questions to find answers to before making a decision about the rest of the summer. Hurricane season is upon us and State Farm doesn't work in Florida. A few nights ago we experienced a strong lightening/thunder storm and can see some minor damage to the other boats as well as some tree branches down throughout the area. Wind gusts were clocked at 50+ and it gave us a true wake up call about what a hurricane might be like.  It wasn't pretty. 

So June will continue here at the Loggerhead pool, etc. and we're enjoying all the time we're getting to visit with the kids, including our youngest son Logan from Erie and his girl Alyce!  We've had some great days on the beach and lots of fishing.   

Keep in touch and look for us on Facebook, too! Jim and Linda