Sailing Adventures On Sanctuary: On to Rodriguez Key the Boot Key Harbor

From off of Key Biscayne we continued on to our next stop and our first attempt to sail. We plan to cross over to the Gulf of Mexico at Seven Mile Bridge at the west end of Vaca Key. We liked Boot Key mooring field so that is the stopping point for resupply and laundry. We spent a lot of time and money at the Container Store and Walmart and other stops in Hollywood but we knew there would be things we'd need once we actually spent some time onboard. We know there will be lots of tweaking for a long while to come. The first stab at everything seemed hard. Lowering the dingy into the water, bringing the outboard for the dingy up, where to put food and stuff in general. Raising the mizzen, raising the main all lots to learn. So far the brain cells are there to figure it all out. We know we will have our own preferences on how to do things so we'll adjust things from how the boat was managed previously. However, Sherry and Preston sold us a great platform to work with. I'm already really loving having a whole-house inverter while under power.

Happy with our new boat.

All this...

fits here! All those great containers should work well for a long time to come. The trap door there is to another equally huge space filled with spare parts. It's not so great to have to take things out from so again, having to prioritize what is needed the most frequently. Being a different boat means different configuration for putting things away. We had a lot more drawers in Sanctuary's galley so learning new ways to do things.

Trying to rig the mizzen. Nice legs!

Working on the main. Nice knees.

The "bug lighthouse" leading into Biscayne Bay.

This house is on the Atlantic side of Vaca key. It is completed isolated from the mainland so it has its own power sources. Those black tiles on the roof are solar panels.