Marathon is certainly a paradise in the winter, complete with hundreds and hundreds of boats and friendly boaters. We've decided to stay until the middle of March and I think we'll be sad when it's time to move on.
Tomorrow I'm flying back to VA for a week to move our belongings from storage in Richmond to our townhouse in Newport News. Poor Dave will hang back in paradise... Can't wait to visit with family and friends and see what it will be like to actually live in the townhouse (it's been rented since we purchased it four years ago)!
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| Buildings on Marco Island as we traveled south on the Gulf of Mexico from Naples |
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| Pelicans hanging out in Ten Thousand Islands in the Everglades |
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| Mangroves by our anchorage in the Everglades in Russell Pass |
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| Three of the MANY dolphins that swam with us as we neared the Little Shark River |
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| Near our anchorage at the entrance of the Little Shark River, way down south in the Everglades on Florida's west coast. |
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| Dave enjoys the cool water! We stopped for him to take a dip as we approached the FL Keys. The water was so clear we could see ten feet to the bottom. |
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| One of the dolphins joining us near the Seven Mile Bridge close to Marathon. |
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| Entering Boot Key Harbor, Marathon FL. Note remains of the old bridge. |
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| Boot Key Harbor has over 200 mooring balls plus lots of marinas and anchored boats |
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| A manatee swims behind MAIA. This one is probably almost ten feet long. |
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| Manatees love to drink fresh water and this one is on its back for the water to drip in its mouth. See its little "arms"? Manatees have faces only a mother could love and are protected in FL waters. |
