Good Friends!

Happy hour at "Lazy Dayz" in Marathon is a fun time ...............

Here is the crew..........Ken & Judy Levitt on Try Oomph (x Trikaya)

Carol & Lynton on Incognita II

Laurie & Jim O' Shea on Kismet

Just a Lazy Dayz Happy Hour

Marathon......... Again!!!

Back for provisioning and then the VHF called.........

We met our dock mate Kevin from Fair Point in Marathon!!!!! Kevin is doing a delivery from the west coast of Florida to Hilton Head. It was soo nice to catch up! Us Fair Point Guys have to stick together, ya know.

ps. Hi Linda!!!

ppss and thanks for lunch, Kev! It was delicious!!

Back to the North

We stayed in the Dry Tortugas for 5 nights and then............. the weather window came....... another northerly!!!! Blowing like @#$$! .......... and then Kismet and Grey Hound jumped!!!!!!!!

Time to head east!!!!!!!

Both Kissy and GH did a most excelent sail from Garden Key, Dry Tortugas to Marathon , Fl.

something like 105 nm.............. !!

WOW!!!!

We have had such a great time here at the Tortugas!!!!!!!! Hope we have captured some of it for you!!!

Look out Below!!!!!!!!!

Kismet standing her ground at anchor........ i.e. the U.S. Army coming into the fort.

Fresh fish!!!

Muchos Gracias, Barella!!!!!!!

Fisherman gave us fresh fish for dinner!!!

If you just happen to be a.............

"birder"............ just have a lookie here!!!!!!!!

OOOOO, the Water...........

Just having fun.......

The grounds inside Ft Jefferson

The Moat

Ft Jefferson

The fort began construction in the 1840's and was completed in the late 1860's. It was meant to be a guardian of the Gulf and Atlantic water convergence. The fort never ended up firing a shot and 16,000,000 bricks later (oh, my aching back) it still stands today. This is truly a very special place!!

"DRY TORTUGAS"!!!!!

Once again the call went out............

This is approaching Ft Jefferson and Garden Key..

March 25, 2010

We spent the night at anchor at Boca Grande. This spot is really something! ........... not a lot of land, a pretty narrow cut and some deep water............. Now that's a recipe for current and tide!

GH spent the night just a little off the shore in a good amount of breeze with the tide and current making it interesting.

Early in the am (as early as GH can go) we're off with s/v Kismet at our side!!! Yes! We were able to sail!!!!!!

Finally underway!!

We pulled out of Marathon on the 24th of March.............West bound and looking forward to our new "most excellent adventure"! The call for DRY TORTUGAS!!!! could be heard anywhere from Marathon south and west!! So the dolphins came along to show us the way!!!!