March 16, 2022
We left Tarpon Basin around 11:30 am and motor sailed to the Manatee Keys, a short way south and west.
Sunrise in Tarpon Basin
Tarpon Basin to Manatee Key
Manatee Key
My kayak trip around Manatee Key
Manatee Key anchorage
Pretty cloud formations
A look from our "living room"
Sunrise
Moonset
March Full Moon
The following morning, we motored around Florida Bay to once again top off the batteries. We’ve had very good solar days but the batteries still needed a boost. We moved over to Bottle Key for a new view.
Another kayak trip around the island
Mangrove Nursery
A Little Blue Heron stretching his neck to see me
An abandoned Osprey nest
Ed's catch, a Barracuda! They just love those lures!
Not sure if its visible. Under the water is a small turtle, about the size of a dinner plate. This guy was swimming by and got spooked by me and my kayak. He quickly swam up into the mangrove roots and froze. I watched him for several minutes and I could see him stretch his neck out to see if I was still there, but didn't move any other part of his body. I finally felt bad and left him be.
This crab WAS chasing another, but he stopped to check me out
A rather large lobster got caught out from beneath his hiding place.
Just a neat looking old Mangrove root
When the winds are blowing 15-20 kts, I get a ride to and from Manatee
Sunset to close another day
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