55, 65, 75

Wind chill today was 55, air temp was 65, and gulf water temp is 75.  I know you northerners won't be too sympathetic, but Florida is having a cold snap.  Apparently near or below freezing in central parts of the state for multiple days, which is pretty unusual.  Our forecast for the next 5 or 6 days is north, northwest, or northeast winds, in the 10 to 20 knot range.  It makes for fast sailing, but rather lumpy anchorages.

We left Key Biscayne this morning and sailed the whole way to Key Largo.  About an hour into the sail we picked up an escort.

There were at least 4 dolphins swimming right ahead of the boat.  The water is so clear you can see them underwater.  I don't know if they actually are, but they look like they really enjoy playing next to the boat.  They swim right next to the boat and right in front of the boat - so close that you think the boat will hit them.  Between being able to sail 40 some miles at 6 to 7 knots and having the dolphins for company made for a pretty special day.

We anchored in the lee of Rodriguez Key, near Key Largo.  The water is so clear you can see the bottom at 7 or 8 feet.  When we anchored the winds were down to 12 or 15, with pretty flat water.  Of course now as it's gotten later, and dark, the winds are in the 20's with small waves pushing the boat around.  The wind noise also gets quite tiring.  It probably won't be a real comfortable night.  Tomorrow we'll probably stop in Marathon, and then on to Key West. 

Yesterday coming out of Miami we saw this race boat.  We saw several high tech race boats from

other countries around Ft Lauderdale and Miami.  Anybody know what race might be going on?

And I can't figure out why this guy didn't want to sell us 15 gallons of diesel.

Finally, Chris suggested and then helped me add a SPOT link to the blog.  Now from this site you can also check our daily location.  Look for the "SPOT" link near the upper right portion of the blog.  I have also included a link to Kitty's blog, though she doesn't seem to post too often.