It's been a while since I pulled out the laptop to update what's been happening. With this post I have included a number of photos from our run to Boot Key, another snorkle event and other happenings. When we cruise any distance, I usually run about 12 knots with our twin Yamaha 50 HT's at about 4,000 rpm. If the weather and conditions permit, Cathie likes to put in her ear plugs in and ride and read in the cockpit. 
When we arrived in Boot Key there was this fantail yacht anchored outside the entrance. Johnny Depp recently had one of these built. I don't know if this one is his...We went to visit our friend's Les and Barb. They arrived about 1/2 hour before us. This is their Gemini 105MC anchored in front of us.
When we got back to Plantation Key our friends Bev and Bob arrived for a couple days visit. The first day was perfect for snorkling so we headed for the Hen and Chickens reef. The reef was in better condition than I expected. 
We then motored back to Cowpens Bay and dropped a hook in front of the beach at Founders Park and relaxed. As you can see, Bob really relaxed...For those that enjoy a little history, the settlers in this area dined on Manatees. They would catch them and keep them in pens in the bay until, well... it was time. Hence the name "Cowpens" Bay...
The next day checked out this Toilet Bowl place everybody at the dock said we just had to see... Actually is is a cut through the shallows marked with the locals artistically displayed cast offs...Bob and Bev left Thursday afternoon. Yesterday our friends Les and Barb took the Keys bus to Plantation Key for an overnight on Buddy's Dinette and this weekend's Nautical Flea Market. After shopping till we dropped (a few $ that is), this afternoon we took them back to Marathon. We stopped for lunch at the Islamorada Fish House and watched the feeding frenzy at the Bass Pro Shop next door....
