It was a beautiful, calm day as we said goodbye bye to Faro Blanco Marina and our friends in Marathon, to head 97 nautical miles to Key Biscyane. There was a gentle, 5 knot breeze and calm seas the whole way, with very little boat traffic.
We did have several dolphin encounters along the way! It never gets old watching them play in our wake and turn to look at us. I believe they are as excited to see us as we are, to see them.
We had one bit of excitement along the way… We came upon a police boat and what appeared to be a civilian boat. Suddenly, the civilian boat took off and the police boat started chasing them. The civilian boat was doing “S” turns to try to get away, it appeared. After several minutes, both boats stopped, there appeared to be a short conversation, then both boats went their separate ways. We assume this was some sort of training exercise?
It was a long day, but after about 10 hours, the familiar Miami skyline came into view and we were able to anchor in the exact same spot we did on the way down, back in February.
Tomorrow we will head outside, North to Lake Worth (West Palm Beach), about 73 Nautical Miles from here.