Wednesday 1/10 Off the dock @ 7 and through some dense fog
following our tracks from the previous day on the chart plotter and using the
radar for an added benefit. We are
headed to Marathon tag teaming with Hour Plan.
It's about an 90 mile run and we have a light breeze off our stern out of
the North. The fog lifted about
9:15. We had pretty flat seas and a bit
of a tail wind and we really had to push Observer to make this run in
daylight. We arrived at Faro Blanca
Marina at 5. It's a beautiful location
we many Loopers spend month(s) at a time; as will Hour Plan. After attending to some chores, we joined
docktails with some fellow boat owners and caught the sunset - picture
perfect. As we are only in town for one
night, we deferred to Jim and AC for dinner recommendations and they suggested Burdines, about a 1/2 mile walk
away. It's a very casual spot on the
water. Burgers were the specialty, so
that's what we had. Unfortunately they
are also famous for their 'fried key lime pie'.
So we ordered a slice and split it four ways - and yes it was a good as
it sounds.
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| A flock of pelicans in the fog |
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| hurricane damage through the fog |
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| This guy and four of his friends accompanied us out of Marco |
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| Our fearless leader, Hour Plan, take from about about a mile away |
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| You can just barely make out the rainbow that greeted us as we approached Marathon |
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| The entrance to Faro Blanco Marina |
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| The view of the Gulf of Mexico from our slip |
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| Hour Plan across the marina from Observer |
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| Docktails! |
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| Funky |
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| Deep fried key lime pie |
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| Sunset |
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