Boca Chita Key

The picture is of Amy and me sharing fresh coconut milk straight out of the shell. We have gathered several coconuts up off the ground and last night Larry and Doug husk them for us. Of course we had a rum drink, need you ask. We were compelled to put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up! Don't forget the rum!

You all may think this life of living our dream is wonderful but I'm sure you none would have liked to be aboard with us Wednesday night. Sailors all say it's not if you will drag anchor but when. Wednesday night was our turn. The winds have been fierce here for several weeks now. I guess it's winter here too. We had come back from Doug and Amy's boat and just finished dinner. Larry went above and noted that we looked like we had closed the gap between our two boats. Me being the optimist that I am said naw. It was only a matter of a few minutes that I agreed. It was dark by then of course. We pulled up anchor and reset but by then you don't trust that it won't happen again. Larry left on the GPS so we could monitor our position. Things seemed good and I suggested he go to bed and I would do the first watch. He no sooner got settled and we move about a boat length. I hated to wake him but you can move fast in those kinds of wind. We both stayed in the cockpit at this point. A little while later we dragged about three more boat lengths at which point our anchor finally set itself. We decided then about 2 AM to go to bed but our sleep left a lot to be decided. Today Larry is in the process of changing our anchor from the Bruce to the Delta which is for all holdings. Last season we did drag with the Delta but we only had 50 feet of chain, this season we have 200 feet. Hopefully this will give us sleep assurance.

Yesterday, Thursday morning we pulled up anchor moved to Boca Chita Key. This is a State Park with absoultly no amenities but the wall is great and made for a good nights sleep. We got together with Doug and Amy and taught them how to play Dominos. Tonight we will watch a movie. Something we have none done in a while. We may even have popcorn!

Tomorrow morning we plan to return to Dinner Key and anchor out. The wind is supposed to be 5 to 10 knots. I'm sure we will test the anchor another time.