Key West

 We left at o’dark thirty (actually 5:45 AM)… well before 1st light.  Long day, and wanted to make sure we arrived before dark at Key West, 93 NM to our south.  It was a little spooky in the dark, but once the sun came up, smooth sailing.  We cruised a little faster than normal (again, long day), and arrived Key West at 4:15.. 10.5 hour run.  The gulf was beautiful, saw a dozen or so commercial fishing boats, and the high speed ferry that connects Marco Island to Key West.  For us… it was a big open water crossing, about 40 nm from shore.  All went well… here is today’s Track.








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