Sunset Cove, Key Largo

Tarpon Bay

We haven't moved far recently - maybe 5 miles in 2 days.  Stayed one very pleasant night in Tarpon Bay with nothing but mangroves around.  We kayaked around, watched the birds go about their thing, and completed a few boat projects. (Pictures coming soon.) Even went swimming briefly in the middle of the day.  Yesterday we moved to Sunset Cove which is a bit more populated.  We're anchored in front of the Upper Keys Sailing Club so we can use their dinghy dock.  Nice folks.

The Keys lifestyle is beginning to soak in.  No one seems to move too fast or worry too much about anything.  I noticed here in the anchorage that only a few of the boats had anchor lights on last night.   We haven't encountered any local law officials trying to exert their authority over transient boats as we have often seen in other parts of Florida. There have been very few powerboats flying around, but several sailboats moving slowly as if they had no particular place to go.  And kayaks.   Lots of kayaks.   I think we could get used to this.  The water is very clear, almost as clear as in the Bahamas.  (I took a picture but it really didn't do the water justice.)  And the trees are flowering everywhere. 

We got to use our new folding cart this morning for the first time.  Loaded all the used oil we had accumulated over the last few oil changes and dragged it off to Napa which happened to be right around the corner.  The cart made this task not only possible, but fairly comfortable.  We also brought along our diesel jerry cans to fill up since that was also conveniently available and cheaper than at marinas.  It takes a while to get things done sometimes when you're on a boat, but we still have the afternoon to be lazy again.