Author: Jackie Schanz

We leave Stock Island, head back toward Key West, and then onto Marathon via the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Bay. The quicker Atlantic route is too rough for us this day. It’s approximately 72 miles. As I am still not 100%, we plan to lay low and relax at Marlin Bay Marina. Marlin…

We leave Galleon Marina and head only 5 miles to Oceans Edge Resort and Marina on Stock Island. It is only 5 miles, around the tip of Key West and into the Atlantic Ocean, but it is a rough 5 miles. I suppose there is a reason for a small craft advisory. We arrive at…

We leave Everglades City around 8 am on Easter Monday. The Gulf waters look smooth and great! We run without incident until an hour out of Key West. Our trim tabs stop working. We stop to replace the fuse, but that is not the cause. It will have to wait until we are docked to…

We leave Marco Island on Holy Saturday and head to Everglades City. We opt to leave the way of Goodland and save mileage by avoiding the Cape Romano Shoals in the Gulf of Mexico. The water becomes brown from the plant tannins, but it is still crystal clear and clean. The Everglades is a wide…