Sailing South aboard Lucy III: 2020-2021 (Part III - returning North)

    Sombrero Marina, Marathon, Florida:  March 23, 2021

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Sargent major and yellow fin fish at Looe Reef today.

Marc-  Today was a big adventure day for us.  We went down to Bahia Honda Key State Park and took the snorkel tour boat. (Thank you Mindy Donnelly for suggesting this trip.) We could have taken our boat down to the reef but this was much easier.  The captain picked the best area on the reef and found a mooring.  Both the reef and the fish were fantastic.  It helped that the day was calm and we were on it at 14:00 in full sunshine with warm water.  I do not tire of seeing all of the colorful tropical fish here.  The reef was better than what we had seen on St. John in the USVI last year. Video links will follow:

https://youtu.be/uub4xg56U1I

https://youtu.be/FmlgDErTFHk

 https://youtu.be/2K-0wN5K3g0

While waiting for the  tour boat we walked around the State Park finding some nice views.  We even saw a E-Pro trailer identical to ours sitting in Vermont.

A beach at Bahia Honda

This ground cover is edible.

We spotted this trailer while visiting the campground.

Looks just like our trailer.

A flower blooms at Bahia Honda

When we returned to Marathon we enjoyed dinner and then took an evening walk.  We paid attention to two trees at the golf course.

Not sure of this tree but it has quite the bloom on top (20 feet above ground).

A Gumbo Limbo tree native to South Florida with its showy red bark.