Well, one of us anyways…
After a leisurely 2.5 day drive from Ottawa with a mini van full of our stuff…by myself…I picked Christa up at the Miami airport and we tried to get some sleep before our acceptance of the vessel the morning of 19 Oct.
And there she is, right outside our room at the Holiday Inn Key Largo.
It’s an interesting although busy area, the end of a inland waterway/canal system (no locks) surrounded by a Holiday Inn and a Courtyard Marriot with dive and tour boats departing constantly. The electrical system at the marina is still spotty from the chaos caused during Hurricane Irma, so we ended up moving after a couple days.
It’s also home to The African Queen, the actual boat that was in the Bogart and Hepburn movie by the same name. We’re renting dock space by the people who restored and run tours on the boat. Very cool.
After about 30 mins of moving bins from the mini van, I had to stop from the pending heat stroke I could sense was imminent. It was 95F/35C and about 90% humidity for most of the day, so I was feeling it. Of course Christa was in the (cooler) lower level of the boat…with the a/c on(!)
We cleaned and put things away(ish) for the next three days, after which I took Christa back to the airport to fly home for her last month of work. <Nelson Voice> Ha! Ha!
Hopefully I’ll get some sailing in, but I’m batching it until the first week on November when I have to drive all the way back to Ottawa to return the rental mini van that I drove all the way down here.
Good plan we came up for me, no?
stay safe
Tell Mother that I’m tied to a dock and the water is very shallow…
Good to hear.
Enjoyed the photos. Wishing you good luck with your beautiful new home!
Love you! Mom
makes me smile reading this and seeing the pictures…expect the grin on your face is pretty big most of the time…enjoy the sailing life…looking forward to the next report…
Awesome! Love this. I was just wondering about you both and your plan! Can’t wait to follow your adventure. Way to live your dream!
Beautiful water home!! I am envious!!
So very cool…look forward to updates.
Very envious. More pics!! Congratulations!!
Hey Brad. Some great pictures in the next post 😛
Hey john, great to hear all is progressing as you 2 dreamt. I will send you temperatures here in greely over the next few months, just in case you think you are having a bad day!! Just kidding. See you when you are back in November. ps: cobra was put in down stairs garage today …. steering wheel heading to work Monday!!!
Too bad the Cobra is now put to bed for the season. Weather still great down here accept for those pesky tropical storms.
Know one guy here is jealous, short sail for me would be ok. Look forward to reading about all of your adventures. Congratulations to the both of you on your new home on the water.