2/23/22 Time for new scenery

 

Manatee in her "safe place" in Tarpon Basin

Ed keeps a close eye on the power in, power out situation.  We use a 12 Volt refrigerator  and freezer which demands enough power to become a challenge to keep our batteries topped off. Running the engine for an hour twice a day helps but only for a couple of days. We don’t want the noise of a gas generator, so motoring South it is.  Besides, its time to see new shorelines.                                                                                                                                                                                                          

The day usually starts with taking pictures of sunrise  

It was a nice weather day, winds out of the East, 13-15 with gusts to 18 kts. Sunshine, 78 degrees. 

We left Tarpon Basin after lunch and motored about 3 1/2 hours through the turquoise clear waters of Florida Bay.                                                                                 

                                                 Ahh, green clear water! Motor sailing

                                                     Rick on Wind Gypsy, following along

Cowpens Cut has what is called Toilet Seat Row. There are tons of them, painted or left natural, but all in a row. Only in the Florida Keys! 

The turquoise stripes created with the sun’s help

     Stake Key for the night, it’s small and will provide some protection from the East winds.