Day #177 - Key Largo, FL
January 25th, 2009Had another exciting day yesterday. Left Marathon after three weeks there. A little sad to be leaving as we liked it there and the pace was nice and slow. Went through Boot Key Harbor as we were leaving where MANY liveaboards reside. You could tell that MANY boats never move, they are strictly residences, if you can call them that. Even one deserted marina that the buzzards had taken over.
After replacing the refrigerator we thought we might be through with repairs for a time. As we cruised I relized that the battery on the laptop was running down even though I was connected to an outlet. Andy explored and discovered that our inverter had expired. We could not use any outlets while underway. That is an item you REALLY don’t want to have to replace but when we arrive in Ft. Lauderdale it must be done. AGAIN, at least it happened before we were in the Bahamas. Even at shore power last night we couldn’t use any plugs that connect to the 12V system.
The water depths are VERY shallow most of the way. We even “bumped” bottom in a couple of places. You can see by the birds in the water right next to the channel and a view of the depth finder.
Went to dinner last night at a place near the marina called Marley’s where they have Peruvian cooks and the food was great. Went to bed early even though the music at Gilbert’s across the channel was blaring. Eventually fell asleep and had a good night. Good to be out cruising again after a long lay up in one area.
