It was a cool and cloudy morning. Mary and Maureen gathered up the laundry and started a few loads at the marina’s facility. When the wash was going, the four of us walked over to the Cuban Coffee Queen to order coffee and breakfast sandwiches. As the ladies continued with their tasks, the guys walked back to West Marine to trade flat fenders (bumpers) for new ones that would hold air.
Mary and Joel were scheduled to leave for Milwaukee today; however, Joel decided to extend his stay for another week and help Gale out with several jobs aboard Blue Heron. The Dockmaster at Key West Bight Marina informed us that we needed to be out of the slip by noon because she had two boats on their way in and she needed our space. Since we had previously been given a 1 pm deadline to vacate the slip, we had to scramble to get everything done. At 11 am, Joel and Mary left for the airport via taxi. Joel needed to have his departure date changed on his ticket and be dockside once again by noon. Fortunately, the Key West Airport wasn’t too far away and we were amazed to see him back in record time (20 minutes to spare). We were out of the slip by noon and headed into strong winds on the north side of the island. It was nice when we reached the south side and found much calmer seas.
With winds out of the north and northwest from 17 to 25 knots, we sailed swiftly and covered the 29 nautical miles to Newfound Harbor in less than five hours. We found a protected spot for the night and set out two anchors.
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