WE MADE IT!

Key West, Florida

 

Coming into Key West Harbor at 1700 hours

We had 30 minutes to get to the mooring ball

for Happy Hour and sunset

And we just made the little peeper before it went

down below the horizon

 The goal was made many years ago to reach Key West which we did today!

Many years of planning, months of preparation, and loads of crapola to get

rid of.  All was worth some of the inconveniences we had to bear the last

few months and weeks.

Here's our location at the Key West City Marina Mooring Field:

 

 

Trip Stats:

The Sailing Yacht, Storymaker:

Travel Time   November 6 (Middle River, MD) - Dec 10, 2012 (Key West, FL) -- 34 days

# of Miles Traveled - 1470 miles

# of Gallons of Diesel Used - 250 gallons

# of Engine Hours (each engine) - 250 hours

# of Miles Traveled in One Day - 75 miles (best day)

# of Times Anchored - 34

# of Marinas Spent the Night - 0

# of Crab Pots Hit -1

# of Miles Traveled in the Ocean - 36

# of Times We Ran Out of Ice - 4

# of Times We Struck Bottom - 2

# of Fires on Board - 1

# of Friends Saw on the Way Down - 7

# of Shooting Stars - 4, including one with an orange tint. We would of seen more

          but we kept going to bed at 2000 and 2100 hours

# of times we almost got mowed over by a freighter - 1

 

Anchored in a Different Spot Every Night, Except:

Solomon's Island, MD - 2 nights

Georgetown, NC - 2 nights

St. Augustine, FL - 4 nights

Islamorada, FL - 2 nights

Big Pine Key, FL - 2 nights

 

Coldest Temperature - 28 Degrees (Solomon's Island)

Warmest Temperature - 86 Degrees (Islamorada)

 

Number of Animals Spotted

Manatees - 2

Frogs - 1

Tarpon - 6

Dolphin - 100+

Dolphins Riding Our Bow Wake - 8

Waterfowl - 1000's

Lobsters - 10

Bald Eagles - 1