May - 2019

Mile Marker 1...Here we come!

We left the shores of Marathon at 8 am on the dot. Traveled back under the 7 mile bridge and continued through crystal clear blue green waters to our anchorage for the day and night at Johnston Key, instead of going straight to Key West. Shaun fished, I painted, did some housework and took a swim. We had grilled shrimp, had a bottle of wine, counted the stars and fell into bed at 9. It was a gorgeous anchorage and as per usual (and what we truly love) is we were all alone

Key State of mind

Happy Wife would be making her debut in the Keys today! We were thrilled to come with our home this time around. We have visited almost every year since living in the States, but this would be a first for us. We left at 8 am sharp and excitedly took photos as we entered through 7 mile bridge to be anchored in Boot Key Harbor on Marathon as they had no mooring balls for us, despite the calls ahead. Winds had picked up and the mooring field of 160 filled to capacity in an ins

Ten Thousand Islands

We woke to a windy but sunny morning. We were a bit hesitant with the direction of the wind and choppy water so Shaun called Towboat USA to check the conditions. We were contemplating running the inside rather than go out into the open ocean. He advised us to go the outside as the inside is too shallow and the outside would be fine today. We were escorted by 2 dolphins which is always such a thrill for me. Let's just say it was not safe! We were in shallow waters with chop

Magical Marco Island

We made our way to Marco Island today having started the day checking our generator which had, gone out again in the night!. Shaun cleaned it out and checked the impeller but it still doesn't sound quite right. We pulled up anchor and left our Darling Ding anchorage at 9 to make the 5 hour trip down. We had stopped there at Sanibel for the previous night. That afternoon, we took the dinghy to shore but there was nowhere for us to tie up so we went back to the Happy Wife an

Captivating Captiva!

We reached our anchorage at Tween Waters around 11.15 and settled in for the next few days thankful for the stunning weather and calm seas that we have been gifted with. After a little research we decided to have lunch at The Green Flash which has a drive up dock. They allowed us to leave our dinghy tied up there after a lovely meal there and walked into the color filled little beach town which is so quaint with a laid back vibe. We bought a floaty and walked over to the wes

Tarpon capital of the world Boca Grande

After a windy morning, we decided to leave St Pete a little later than we had originally planned. We made the two and half hour trip to anchor up the Manatee River in our favorite spot. It was a gorgeous afternoon so we took the dinghy to Passage key and spent an hour or two there walking the island and just enjoying the sunshine, birds and looking for shells Sundowners are a given on most evenings while we are out. It’s such lovely time to chat and enjoy the sunsets. May