After waking up at anchor in the Little Shark River we used the generator to prepare breakfast and prepared to weigh anchor. Luckily, it came right up without snagging on anything. It didn't even have mud on it. We departed at 9:40am. We made our way out of the Little Shark River and went offshore to deeper water just outside the Everglades National Park boundary line. Then we headed south toward Marathon. Seas were only a foot or less and on our bow so it was a pleasant ride. Skies clear. Later in the afternoon the seas built to about two feet as we were in the center of Florida Bay but the waves were still on our bow so the ride was easy. However, Florida Bay must produce half of the world's crab meat. I say that because for over 30 miles we kept having to dodge crab pots. They were everywhere. It was a lot of work. Not setting the autopilot and resting back at the helm in these waters. After 46 miles and 5 hours we arrived at the Faro Blanco Marina at Marathon Key, FL.
A breeze and stiff current through the cut in the breakwater and heavy traffic of boats in and out made our entry interesting but everything went fine getting into our slip. It took a little while for the dock hands to reconfigure the slip hardware for Red Pearl. We checked in at the resort ship's store and briefly explored the resort. Tired from the days of travel we had dinner at the resort's marina restaurant bar. There is a small operating lighthouse here at this marina.
Red Pearl at Faro Blanco Resort Marina, Marathon, FL
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