Back in Marathon

We arrived in Marathon yesterday late afternoon. It was a beautiful sail from Little Shark River to Marathon. The sun was shining and the winds were 10 to 15 knots and gave us a beam reach, a comfortable one. Larry feels that it was one of our best sails in many years. The trip from Indian Key to Little Shark River, the day before, was under motor the entire way. That made Saturday's trip even more refreshing.

Last night we went to the store to get some much needed food and made it back to the boat just before the rain came. We did manage to squeeze a shower in too.

This morning we went to church and were greeted by our friends there and at the marina. Everyone was glad to see us even though they didn't expect to see us until next year. We have forged so many friendships here in Marathon. It certainly has made making the trip each season, very rewarding.

Tomorrow morning Larry will go to the dentist and I will do some laundry. He plans to clean the dinghy and boat bottoms when he returns. While we were in Fort Myers Beach the crud grew at an alarming rate. I have to do some mold removal in hidden areas inside the boat. In the humid climate it is an never ending battle for both of us.

It doesn't look like we will get out of here on Tuesday like we planned because of some heavy weather coming in. We plan to make the best of it. We have made plans to meet up with some of our friends for cocktails. Wednesday I plan to meet up with the sewing group. It's like we never left.