WHAT'S THE CHANCE?

We are still hanging out in No Name Harbor here in Key Biscayne.  We have been here before actually with our late friend Brian on his boat Heart of Gold many years ago.  Seems kind of surreal to be here now on Free Bird. 

We were invited over for happy hour to S/V Outbound, Steve and Deb’s boat.  They are from Milwaukee and have a condo in Fish Creek. 

Was nice getting to know them a bit.  They are indeed heading for Bimini too and hopefully we can buddy boat over together.  As of right now we are considering a run Sunday or within a couple of days after that.  We just keep looking at the weather every day and know that eventually our window will open.

First order of the day was to take a walk and see the sights.  As soon as we dinghied in, we saw some man o’war jellyfish swimming nearby.  We must avoid these at all costs as they are one of the poisonous ones!  Guess it's no swimming in the harbor for us.

This harbor is in the middle of Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park and it is really very nice.  They have wonderful trails, pavilions and wildlife abounds everywhere.  We saw so many iguanas running around.  They are really cool to see in the wild.  

The water is so clear here that we could just look down and see gorgeous fish.  There were parrot fish and several others.  

On around the corner stands Cape Florida lighthouse built in 1825 and adjoins a beautiful beach.  

Once we started around the path from the lighthouse we ran into a little raccoon that was so cute.  It was on its hind legs begging for food and reminded me of Molly.  

So we thought it was one little cute racoon, there were actually about 20 of them.  They were everywhere!  Guess they are a standard attraction as many people told us they are here all the time.

One other interesting feature of the area is Stiltsville. 

There are several of these stilts houses out in the harbor and I asked a local who told me there used to be a lot more of them and they were built out there during Prohibition.  Tales go that there were all kinds of not-so-family friendly activities taking place out there.  Over the years hurricanes got most of them and they were taken over by the Park Service.  They told me that some special groups like Cub Scouts and so forth are the only ones allowed to go out to them by special permission.  

Today just brought the monotony of chores, grocery shopping and laundry.  Even though we are on a boat, unfortunately we still have to clean, cook and do the dishes and the laundry.  Wish we had maid’s quarters and could afford to hire one, that would be wonderful!

About an hour ago, another couple in a dinghy came by and said they are from Egg Harbor, another town in our little WI county up North.  So there are currently 3 boats from Door County here in this little harbor of about 20 boats.  What’s the chance of that??? 

We will let you know when we plan to leave to head over to the Bahamas.  Once there, our internet availability will be very spotty so don’t be surprised if you don’t see posts as often once we get there. 

Hope it is a wonderful day in your world wherever this post finds you!