Key West again - third time by boat

We had a short sail today from Newfound Harbor to Key West.  Blue skies, a nice breeze, and 70 degree temperatures - not too bad for mid December.  We are anchored right behind a boat from Australia.  If we see them around we'll say hello. Tomorrow we plan to do a little exploring ashore.  We might be here for a day or two longer, as strong winds are predicted for the next few days.  Our next stop is Fort Jefferson which is about 60 miles due west of Key West.  The two keys there are rather small and don't offer much protection from the northerly winds which are predicted.  Once we leave Key West we will be out of cell phone and air card range, so no updates.  I do think the SPOT will continue to show our position.

In the next couple of weeks when we leave Florida for the Bahamas we will no longer have internet everyday, so the blog will be hibernating.  We hope to have minimal e-mail some of the time by way of our Kindle, and some full blown internet access when we are in bigger towns.  We plan to send e-mail updates whenever possible.  The e-mail list so far is people who have left comments, and people who have kept in touch by e-mail and have mentioned that they are following our blog.  If you want to receive the e-mail updates let us know.  And again, I hope the SPOT will continue to show our progress when we are otherwise out of touch.

Old & new

Our tax dollars at work - these guys circled the waterfront all afternoon.

These two gave us a nice sunset airshow, complete with smoke contrails.

With 70 to 80 degree temps, clear blue skies, and not a speck of snow it seems pretty odd to hear holiday music in the stores, and people in Santa costumes.  I guess we'll just have to get used to it. 
The other odd thing is almost every store having a "Fishing" department.