Catching Up 3

We had given up our mooring ball when we went to Boca Chica thinking we would be gone a few weeks.  Fortunately we were able to find a good place to anchor without a super long dinghy ride to the shore facilities.  We were able to get our ducks in a row and our "Farewell for nows" said and prepare for the moving on.  Once you decide to move, it is amazing how quickly the time goes by especially when everything takes so long to accomplish.  Just getting back and forth to shore takes at least 30 minutes and riding a bike a mile or five is not a fast  way to move.  But it all was finished and our mail was sorted out and we set out.   We hadn't planned to stay so long but enjoyed our time at Boot Key immensely.

One of the major tasks to accomplish was getting the bikes back on board
We had a few options but decided to get them on via the dinghy.  This meant
a logistical challenge in loading them into the dinghy without puncturing a tube and
then getting them over the rail and stowed without scratching the paint.  Old pros
at it by now.

Our last task before leaving was taking on water and turning our shower
cards into the office.  Rather than make a bunch of runs, we decided
to pull up to the dock and fill the tanks.  That gave me the opportunity
to take some nice shots of the marina area.

This Tiki Hut is the site of potlucks, seminars, exercise, hanging out and
whatever else is needed.

A different view of the dinghy dock area.  It should be quite different
by our next visit.  The permits are in to rebuild the large docks in front of
the marina building and the seawall will again be for big boats.

The bridge to nowhere is the way out of the harbor.

Someone had hit the big bridge fenders so the main channel was blocked.
Our mast easily fit under the next span over but taller rigs had to make other
route plans.  Once under this bridge, we're back in the Gulf of Mexico.