DAY 250 FRI. MARCH 24, 2012
DEP. MARATHON (mm1195) 08:15 ARR. LIGNUMVITAE KEY (mm 1166) 1:30
D. 40.0sm / 3720
Another beautiful morning in the Keys. We wanted an early start so we could get to Lignumvitae Key for the 2PM tour. This time, instead of taking the short cut thru Knight Ch. we opted to go thru Moser Ch. which is about 3 miles further east, adding another 6 miles to the trip. With the current roaring thru the short cut, the long way around was safer. Most of the cruise was thru wide open water, very shallow on both sides of a narrow channel. The wind was about 5 to 10K out of the east, and the bay was smooth to light chop. We arrived at the NW corner of Lig. Key about 12:30 and discovered the ranger station was on the SE corner. We would have saved some fuel and anxiety if we had read Active Capt. and found our destination BEFORE we arrived. The tour was mostly botanical with some island history thrown in. Nothing spectacular, but at least we can say we did it. After the tour we circled back around to the NW corner where at 4PM we picked up the only open mooring of the 2 available. We spent a very pleasant evening and night safe and secure. No worries about dragging the anchor tonight. The sunset was very nice as was the sunrise.
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| THE LOCAL RESIDENT |
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| SUNSET FROM OUR MOORING |
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| A NEW TRADITION FOR JOE |
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| VENUS, JUPITER AND THE MOON |
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