New Turkey Key

My goal was not Pavilion Key though, the waters are difficult to anchor in because they are shallow and there was no spot i thought i would be somewhat protected from the winds.

I headed further south to New Turkey Key, thinking based on the chart that there was a protected "hole" of deeper water in between the islands...

The weather was a bit windy this day... and, once I passed Pavilion Key, did those winds ever pick up... there was no chance for pictures or much comment. I got a little beat up putting the second reef in the mainsail.

The log of the trip is on the Captains Log though ;)

Skip the boring stuff and go to the dates of March 24th to 29th

http://athenacaptainslog.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html

Finally arrived at New Turkey Key. too afraid though to sneak into the "hole" I had spotted on the charts. It all looked like too little room for error, and the wind was still blowing like no tomorrow, even in the area I thought would be protected from the winds from the east. the last thing I wanted was to be blown ashore New Turkey Key, out in the Everglades, no cell phone service.... and, I kept thinking, who knows what Hurricane Wilma did to this subsurface of this area...

So, I anchored in a place I knew too shallow, but, too tired to go elsewhere, and not sure where else I'd go.

I sat back and enjoyed the sunset.

After a relatively sleepless night, I enjoyed sunrise. The pic on the left is New Turkey Key, the pic on the right is Buzzard Key and North Plover Key.

Patty, as always, wants to be out on deck whenever she can (except when sailing or motoring), particularly when she knows i'm out on deck.

One of her favorite places is on top of the dodger.