Our harbor is made up of a few bodies of land with our mooring area being between them. One is a mostly mangrove key called Boot Key. The main office and the town of Marathon are on Vaca Key and Sombrero is adjacent to both. Running between Sombrero and Boot keys is Sister's Creek. We took a ride out the creek to the Atlantic and then back in to explore some of the waterways in the mangroves on Boot key. You never know what you'll see. It's been three years since we were here so some new things to us.
A house with a sandy beach along the creek.
Down one of the several waterway cuts
off the creek.
This boat was up in the mangroves. It's been there for a while.
The sun was so sparkling and enchanting on the water.
The roots of mangroves grow down into the brackish water. Mangroves are essential to filter the water and protect land from storm surge.
Sombrero Beach Park at the end of the creek.
What to do when you don't have bifocal sunglasses.
he seagrass can be mesmerizing when your in shallow water.
Sister's Creek is a popular anchorage for those who don't want to deal with the
"hubbub" of the mooring field.
We came across this weird sight and wondered how
two masts managed to stay so straight all by themselves. When we got closer we saw the
boat they were attached to, an old schooner. You can see the bow pulpit sticking up if you zoom in.
This house was in the process of being demolished. It used to be quite the palace.
I wonder what the story is there.
This is a flipped over sailboat. It was in very shallow water so we couldn't get closer.
More varnish work. I think we're through for a while.
You're never actually finished.
Some of the villas along the creek. This is all one house.
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