We leave Jacksonville's Sister’s creek Free dock at high tide - maybe it was a King Tide. The boat ramp didn’t even look like a boat ramp. We were making a short run to north of St. Augustine. We anchored in a beautiful spot just off the ICW called Pine Island South. Perfect spot for us for the night away from busy St. Augustine. The next day we passed through St. Augustine and the beautiful homes along the ICW.
Into Daytona Beach for a few days. Where we explored the Beach, found a chalkboard bar, got some shots of Journey from shore and enjoyed watching some nightlife from Journey’s front deck. This dock not far from where we anchored seemed to be home to lots and lots of sea gulls. Not sure what to even say about this picture. Our next stop was New Smyrna Beach for some time on the dock and to let some weather pass. We enjoyed the pool, finally time to make bread in my new bread machine and off to use the new to us folding bikes to make a Publix run and explore the beach area. It was a great stop. We pulled into Titusville for fuel and got a glimpse of Revel on a mooring ball. Wish we were stopping and could get to know them better but we are off to the free city docks at Cocoa Village. We arrive to one spot just for us! From here we could walk to a Dunkin Donuts and get some good wifi and coffee to work and ended the day at Ryans Pizza and Pub with a great view of Journey and a large slice of pizza. After another few days were continue south down the Indian River and caught this plane circling not sure if they are just having fun or spraying. We anchor in Vero Beach The no wake zone is tight here and we rolled a lot in this anchorage. But the Sunset was stunning. So we were up early and off out the Fort Pierce Inlet and down to Lake Worth to anchor in West Palm before the next storm arrives. It was a beautiful smooth ride down to West Palm. A little exploring, but mostly waiting for the weather to pass. This was a big storm across Florida but we ended up being fortunate as it was not that much in West Palm. Before we head on south, we catch a rocket one night going up from Cape Canaveral. Finally, we relocate back close to the Lake Worth Inlet for a quick out and plan to head all the way to Miami, but it did not take long before our ride got really rough and we managed a few bad hours before heading into the Port Everglade inlet near Fort Lauderdale. We finished along day waiting for a bridge in Miami and then finally free of Miami we head into a new anchorage that we really loved near No Name called Hurricane Harbor. It was a really quiet overnight which we needed after that rough ride. The next morning is a perfect morning and the sky is just beautiful as we head across Biscayne Bay and leave Miami behind. As we arrive into Key Largo, we are always greeted by Dolphins who spent quite awhile in our wake. We caught This stunning synchronized jump just for us! We passed Bella Gato heading North who are now spending their summer in Maine, before heading into Islamorada to anchor and enjoy a beautiful anchorage with a stunning sunset for arrival back into the keys. We head out and down to Marathon and tuck back into our favorite anchorage at Coco Plum to again hide from winds and see if we can get a mooring ball in Boot Key Harbor. What we learn is the waiting list is would be about 3 weeks, so we make reservations down at Bahia Honda for the next weather event and plan to head down there and try to figure out what our next move will be. This is our first time at Bahia Honda and we fell in love with this place. The people are great that volunteer and work here. They are so good to cruisers with free ice and a drink each day. The sunsets are spectacular. The weather is not giving us a break and we can’t find a permanent home in the keys for a month, so we are off to spend the month of February in Naples. Enjoy the sunsets.
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