Log 90; Day 244; Jan. 20, 2009; Key West

Here I am talking to the fishing guide, asking him for as many tips as he will give me. Deb took this picture from the bow of our boat.

This is the dinghy dock just across the harbor from us...there must have been over 50 of them.

One of the many fishing boats fishing out in the Gulf

Lunch at Wille-T's on Duval street...great Pizza

This is Maggie May...the 55 Nordhaven parked across from us...what a boat.

This is Starlight...parked just in front of us. You never know what boat will show up next.

On one of Deb's walk she saw this manatee drinking water from someone's hose

There are lots of chickens on the streets of Key West, and each morning you can hear lots of roosters crowing just before dawn

Most days there are cruise ships that dock here

The most southern point in the US.

Log 90
Day 244
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

7:45 AM EST
Location: A&B Marina, Key West, FL
Weather: 61 and windy

After a couple of days of light winds...they have picked up again and will be 15 to 25 MPH of the next 3 days. NOAA is predicting waves of 7 to 12 feet out in the Atlantic. In the harbor it’s breezy, but where we are, we are pretty protected. It’s also go to be a high of about 60 tomorrow and Wednesday, and after that it will be in the mid 70’s for several days. No fishing for a couple of days, but then it looks like several nice days for fishing.

Speaking of fishing...I have been trying for the last couple of days, but I have only caught 1 fish...a small barracuda. My lack of success caused me to visit West Marine a couple of times, and also several trips to Key West Bait and Tackle, for the latest lure guaranteed to catch fish. My last trip there yesterday I also discovered that at the bait and tackle shop, they also serve draft beer...how cool is that? While shopping you can enjoy a beer...and I did. I also talked to a guy who is a back water fishing guide, and has a boat here on the dock. The first thing he told me was that the area I am fishing does not “hold” many fish. He also said that with winds out of the west and north the fish won’t be biting...he was right. The last thing he told me was were to fish, and I’ve got that saved on my GPS, so when the wind dies down, I head out and give it a try.

In the last couple of days we have done some more exploring of Key West. Deb has been walking each morning trying to get in 10,000 steps per day, so she has seen a lot of new places. We haven’t visited them all yet...but we have time. We both really like Key West...more than we may have thought. There is always something going on, especially now, because there is a major sailing event that has boats from all over the world docked here. It’s also cool to hear so many different languages spoken on the docks.

We’ll it’s bright and sunny...and time to get going. Another day in paradise.

I’ll keep you posted.

Bob