Our Final Day in Florida

Day 284  |  Key Biscayne      

It was a busy day although I don't have many pictures to prove it. Our trek to Winn-Dixie occupied most of the morning. At just shy of two miles each way, we were easily dissuaded from purchasing a bunch of extra stuff or heavy items. We each filled our bags for the walk back to Crossroads. The large Easter chick stuffed animal was cute, but had to stay behind. This Winn-Dixie is in a flood-prone hurricane zone and built over a parking garage. There are escalators for people and an automated cart conveyer to get purchases down to car level. I enjoyed watching the whole process. Time will tell whether the five-pound bag of apples was worth lugging them back.

Purchases got stowed away and a few last minute maintenance projects completed. Half of the anchorage emptied out this morning with a parade of outgoing boats starting before sunrise. I headed up to Fiberglass Beach, finished one book, and began another. Two dolphins were chasing fish just off our bow. By mid-afternoon, the inbound parade began and we watched a wide variety of boats take their spot in the anchorage. Jeff and Melissa on Flip Flop arrived and we went over to visit and meet their dog Scout. We are planning to buddy-boat with them to Bimini tomorrow. All plans seemed to be finalized so we returned to Crossroads and immediately put the dinghy back on the upper deck. Tonight's sunset was probably the best we'd had while here at No Name, but no pictures. My phone was resting safely downstairs during the whole light show.  

So, if all goes as planned, tomorrow we will report from South Bimini, Bahamas. I have looked forward to this portion of the trip since before we left and can't wait to get there.