We departed Elliott Key at 9:30AM on a rising tide to be able to negotiate Angelfish Creek at high tide (approximately 11:00AM). We motored south on Biscayne Bay and into Card Bay and the entrance to Angelfish Creek on the north end of Key Largo. The Creek exits into the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and we hugged the east coastline of Key Largo until we arrived at Rodriguez Key at 3:30PM.
It was an east run of just six hours, but just enough time for Joe to demonstrate...again...his skill at underway Racor changing. We are averaging about 1-1/2 days per 2 micron Racor and Joe is already planning to install the fuel polishing and management system he has had on the back burner for several years now. Let's see, how many Racors equal a new fuel polishing and management system? Gotta be at least two boat units and $2000/$20 per Racor filter = 100. Changing filters underway over a hot engine with belts spinning, etc. is priceless, so it almost balances out. Let's do it!
We anchored in 5 feet of water again this evening and we can even watch the anchor settling into the sand. Boating is certainly different in Florida. Tomorrow we plan an early departure to let us get into Vaca Key and Marathon by late afternoon.Did we mention the 75 degree temperatures, the south wind, and sunny weather?
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