Marathon Key

Al got back to Key West from Houston Friday, June 29th, in time for nice weather again! He missed all the rain and wind! We moved the boats back to the free anchorage and spent a day being tourists! The 4 of us left Key West Sunday morning and arrived at Boot Key Harbor on Marathon Key in time for a great outdoor dinner at a waterfront restaurant, Burdine's. It was a lovely day and we even got to sail a bit, once the wind shifted off the nose! Today, Sue and I hit the Publix grocery store and I did 3 loads of laundry. It's a very boat-friendly place, with about 300 moorings, which are mostly vacant this time of year! We've had a great time traveling with Wind Dancer, but tomorrow we'll part ways until they return to the Bahamas in November. They're heading back to Ft. Myers and we're going to Miami, stopping at Fiesta Key and Rodriguez Key on the way. There's no big hurry, as we're still waiting for Libby's dog papers to be faxed from Nassau! I called again this morning, and they still haven't rec'd our application and money order sent 2 weeks ago! Hopefully, they'll get it SOON! It's such great weather in the Keys...nice breeze and temp. between 80 and 90 degrees, but it'll be a lot hotter in Miami. We don't have AC unless we're tied to a dock, which is why we're heading for the Bahamas. Congratulations to Tracy, who just got engaged to a wonderful guy! (He'd HAVE to be!) We got a laugh out of her e-mail announcement and photo of her "4th of July Sparkler!" We'll have to wear shades when we see that huge rock and meet her fiancee'! They plan to drive down from Stuart to Miami, hopefully with Libby's Bahama dog papers! It's great to have friends with FAX machines! Have a wonderful Independence Day celebrating our Country's freedom!