Hanging out in Marathon, middle of the Keys

On Saturday our weather was not favorable for going down the keys so we decided to move from the Marathon Yacht Club to Boot Key Harbor, the City Marina Mooring Field. There are hundred of mooring balls and we picked up our ball on Row R number 8. We then take our dinghy to shore to go wherever we want! Yesterday, we had a fun time visiting our friends, Diana and Joe, on s/v Cavalier. We had a wonderful swim in their saltwater pool over at Marathon Marina and then had a great early dinner at a nice restaurant. Our boat was moving really s l o w so we decided to have a diver check out the prop and the bottom of the boat. He scraped off some gunk on the prop blades. Today we tested the boat by motoring it around the marina and sure enough, it was going much faster. So we are all set for our trip down to Miami. When will that be? We think the weather will improve on Friday or Saturday. We hope to motor that way and spend some time in Coconut Grove, Miami while we wait for the north winds to abate for our crossing over to West End, Bahamas. Bleu Kitty is having fun on the boat and is quite a good little cat. He seems to be enjoying his trip on Eagles Wings!