On Wednesday, October 25, we motored to Islamorada and found a cozy spot to anchor (far enough away from the two sunken motor boats whose top halves were peeking above the harbor water). Although the wreckage was a little disconcerting, the skies were clearing, there was a beautiful sunset, and we settled in for what we thought would be a mellow evening.
At midnight, Robin woke up and found that the anchor had dragged, and we were considerably closer to shore. When we attempted to start the engine to reposition the anchor, Blue Bonnet decided that she was not quite ready to go. Bob was able to troubleshoot the engine issue and get her going, and we moved further out from shore. There, we spent the early morning hours tossing and turning, wondering if the engine trouble was serious. The next morning, Nick and Thea talked us off our anxiety cliff, and the engine started with no problem. Robin decided that she had had enough of this anchorage, and away we went, headed south to Channel 5, where we would make the turn to the west. After an evening at Lower Matecumbe Key, we headed west to Cape Sable. During our short voyage, we’ve seen pelicans, egrets, cormorants, and other waterfowl. Robin had a pair of dolphins escort the boat for a short way during one of our days at sea (Bob was napping and missed the whole thing!). We are also seeing remnants of this past hurricane season and being constantly reminded of how powerful a force is Nature. Beautiful boats, representing the dreams or good times of others – maybe a hobby, maybe their livelihood, maybe their life savings—all torn up, grounded, or nearly sunk. There is not as much of this along our route as you might expect, but a little in almost each area we visit. Of course, we cannot see the devastation Irma caused onshore. I’m sure that as we head south at the end of November, we’ll continue to see more of this.
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