Marathon - end of February

Bill in charge of the Jambalaya

Finally a nice day at the dock!

Gathering up!  Food must be ready!

What a good time!

AGLCA Sunset Celebration at Banana Bay

What a cute couple!

It was a really good crowd

Good Band -

Four Sheets to the Wind!

Jeff and Mike

Beautiful ending to a great day!

The Fish has been officially updated!

Early Departure -

had to give them a sendoff!

There goes Finally!

Bye Sassy!

Septembre heading to Canada!

Taking their time.

Second Noelle heading home eventually

Hey, Joint Venture

better get going!

Always enjoy Bill Kraus at Dockside

Had to add a picture of

the new Laundromat here in Marathon!

Sunset Cruise in the dinghy

It just kept getting better!

What a gorgeous evening

Hello Mr Manatee!

When I finished my last blog, we were anxiously awaiting Jambalaya night.  Bill and Patty made the most excellent Jambalaya for everyone here at the dock.  Of course everyone brought sides/desserts and we had way more food than we’d ever eat.  That seems to always be the case.    Thanks to Bill and Patty (Conched Out Too)!  Everyone really enjoyed it!

The weekend was the Nautical Flea Market in Islamorada.  This is a huge sale.  In fact, it is touted as the “Gigantic Flea Market”.  It’s not to be missed – there is something there for everyone.  Just about everyone here at the dock went.  The weather cooperated and it was a perfect day.  We came home with bags full! 

Oh and then of course, we couldn’t pass up Margarita Monday!  We’d seen on the internet (it doesn’t lie) that Monday, February 22 was National Margarita Day.  We couldn’t pass that up!  We gathered at the dock at Happy Hour and did our best to celebrate.  It was Cindy’s birthday, so some of us celebrated a little more than others!  But that all I’m going to say about that……  What happens in Marathon stays in Marathon…..

Thanks to Ricky, we had another great gathering on the dock last Saturday.  He cooked beef brisket for all of us.  Yep, another great evening on the dock.

Several boats have left the past few days.  Finally, Sassy II, and Joint Venture left Monday, February 29 heading to Ft Myers to spend some time before they head back home.  Second Noelle and Septembre left Tuesday, March 1.  They’re taking their time going home as well.  Septembre is going back to Canada!  We wish them all well and safe travels.

The weather seems to be turning around finally.  It’s been sunny and in the high 70s – low 80s the past few days.  It’s about time!  El Nino had played havoc on our boating fun here in the Keys this winter.  However, the last few days, the sunsets have been beautiful!

We’re staying here until around the first of April.  Hopefully now we’ll get to enjoy the Keys like they should be enjoyed – by dinghy!

Well, this is rather a short blog.  I wanted to get caught up before our friends from Joplin get here.  Bill and Pam Kelley are heading this way and should be here tomorrow (March 3).  They’re spending a couple of weeks here in a conch house duplex.  Can’t wait till they get here!  I see several trips to Key West and many other fun things in our future.

Stay tuned! 

Till next time!

Admiral “C”