Seaworld

Rich and Carol (Great Catsby) were back at No Name Harbor too, so we arranged to go to Sea World. Rich and Carol's daughter Chris was visiting from Rhode Island too.

A visit to Elliot Key

We visited Elliot Key next, then back to No Name Harbor in time for sunset.

Visting Bocha Chica Key

We had been to Bocha Chica before and just love it there. So, we spent another day here.

Visiting some of the upper Keys

While waiting for a weather window to go to the Bahamas, we visited some of the other Keys. These pictures are from Dinner Key and the famous city of Coconut Grove (famous for its art festivals.

Catching up the Blog

Since the last post, we spent nearly a month on the hard getting the boat repaired. As it turned out, it was more complicated than orginally thought. We ended up getting repairs to the rudder, prop, sail drive, and transmission on the starboard side engine. Then as a result, and after we waited awhile for a weather window, we decided not to go to the Bahamas. However, we are enjoying the Florida Keys. While waiting for the boat, the Great Catsby invited us for a few days on their boat. Here are some pictures taken 2-2-09.

Sailing up the Miami River to have Fitzcat hauled

We sailed from No Name Harbor to the mouth of the Miami River. It was super!

The mouth of the Miami River

Traveling up the Miami river with it's many

bridges was a real challenge with one engine, delays waiting for bridges and the large amount of commercial traffic.

Fitzcat being hauled in an unusual, but very effective crane.

No Name Harbor, Key Biscayne

While waiting for the boat to be hauled out of the water, we sailed back across Biscayne Bay to No Name Harbor and anchored for the night. We had a wonderful sail.

When we arrived, we had a late lunch with Carol and Rich at the Boater's Grill in No Name Harbor. It is part of Bill Baggs State Park.

Looking out over Biscayne Bay from No Name Harbor


We did laundry at No Name Harbor. This is Carol.