Having a Ball

We are finally out of the boatyard and back in Boot Key Harbor in Marathon. The trip from Key West to Marathon went very smoothly. I was a little worried about it as the boat had not been in the water for at least two years if not three. The trip only took three hours. 520 HP will get you there in a hurry (of course at a price). The harbor is full. We were on a waiting list for five days to get a ball, but we finally got one and how sweet it is. It is nice to feel the boat swinging on a cool evening breeze. We are sleeping in a Vee berth again with a hatch right above our heads and the cool breeze at night feels better than air conditioning. Even though it is almost Christmas it is still in the mid 80s every day with a low in the mid 70s at night.

We started out living on a boat in 2010. That was a 25' sailboat named Morgan. It was tight, very tight. We then bought Island Queen which we later renamed Walkabout. She was a 36' trawler. We thought we were in a mansion. Now we are on a 29' power boat. Although she is much bigger than Morgan, she is no Walkabout. It is taking some getting used to living in such a small space again. But we are enjoying life, that's the main thing.

Amazing Grace at the fuel dock on Stock Island.

Walkabout could not do that.

Underway to Boot Key.

Docked in Marathon waiting for a mooring ball.

So nice to be on a mooring ball again.

Another beautiful evening in the harbor.