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| Page Views: 2,872 Last Visit to Marathon: January, 2002 I Used To Live Here | 2002 Trip Part 2 - Staging for the Bahamas by grandmaR - last update: Mar 20, 2004 |
| Entrance channel at sunset |
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Jan 9, 2002 We left New Found Harbor and it was such nice sailing weather that Bob put up the sails and went outside the reef right away. This got really boisterous, and I was unhappy, so I insisted that we go back in to Marathon and wait for better weather. |
| From the new fuel dock to the new docks |
Marathon Marina has put in new fixed docks - they are painted turquoise - visible from a long way out. They initially put us on what will be the new fuel dock. They were constructing the dock master’s house (above). |
| RosalieAnn at the new fuel dock |
We were in Marathon for a week. Just about every day, Bob rode up to Publix and the boat stores on his bike. I took a cab to the library most days to log onto the internet. I did manage to actually ride his bike around the marina too. (I have trouble because it is too big for me.) |
| Sunset - another view with new docks on right |
Jan 15, 2002 Bob went all the way up to Radio Shack to buy the connectors so that I could log onto the SSB with the computer and get weather faxes. We've had the stuff to do that for over a year, but it was so intimidating that I just didn't do it. And we couldn't find the connectors that he bought at that time. But he got another set, and I can do that now. |
| Chinese junk in 2004 by the marina office |
Bob patched up the wear spots on the wood with Cetol, and right after that, while it was still wet, they asked us to move to a slip on the other side. Which we did. They put us next to this Chinese junk which was for sale at that time. I understand that it had to be repaired and the owner couldn't pay the slip rent or for the repairs, so now it belongs to the marina which wants to sell it (as of 2004) |
| Photo from the new docks out to 7 mile bridge |
At the end of the week, we left and motored out the channel heading for Rodriguez Key. As we were leaving two of the auto-inflate PFDs auto-inflated. I guess it is the humidity, as it was nice weather and not even raining. Having your auto-inflate PFD inflate would be a good way to scare the hiccups out of someone. . |
We couldn't get farther than Tavernier Key for tonight Next Part 3 Gulf Stream Crossing |
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carrottop21 Thu Jun 26, 2008 21:35 UTC
Sparkeys has a great happy hour on Thursday and Fridays. Beers are cheap and there is music. | Jim_Eliason Mon Aug 6, 2007 13:41 UTC
great page! | hammersc Wed Mar 7, 2007 19:01 UTC
The Keys Fisheries is well known up here in Toronto. I have had a craving for a lobster reuben since my stay in the Keys. We sat at a picnic table overlooking the gulf and washed down the Reuben with a few Key West Lagers, the overall experience was 5*. | XenoHumph Tue Jul 5, 2005 18:10 UTC
Beautiful sunset! Excellent page! I know Marathon, Texas, which is very dry in the middle of the desert... very different from that one! |
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