Stats for Monday, January 7, 2019

Origin: Anchorage Marina, Key Largo

Destination: Angelfish Creek

Distance: 14.3 miles

Speed: 9.5 mph

Time on the Move: 1 hour and 29 minutes

I can’t believe I don’t even have 1 picture from this stop, but we were there less than 12 hours and I’m not even sure I really got to see it in good daylight, so maybe that explains it. Plus, after the day we had in Key Largo, I was overwhelmed and distracted with planning for our crossing.

We probably left Key Largo shortly after 5pm, so about half of this trip was in the dark. We ran fast for a bit, trying to make sure we took advantage of daylight, so our speed was up a bit. Again, we were in a shallow channel in the middle of big water. Luckily, there were very few crab pots, though I did hold the spotlight for about a half an hour (which was actually pretty tiring) just in case.

Overall, we were just trying to meet back up with our buddy boat, Heartbeat, so that we were set to leave at first light for Bimini. We had great directions from Kent and Heather on how to get to the anchorage and we could see their anchor light from quite a distance. There was no dragging to speak of and the night was fairly uneventful, though it is always unsettling to me to get to a new anchorage after dark. Part of my restless sleep that night was because I was anxious about the long-awaited crossing to the Bahamas the next day.

Not much to report on this stop, but thanks for reading all about it anyway!! Sometimes no adventure is the best adventure!!