Big guy was blowing on a conch shell...
A night-time view of the high-rises of Miami from our anchorage.
The next morning, these future sailors were being towed out to the course for a weekend regatta. Some kids looked a bit more enthusiastic than others.
As the wind began to pick up, we radioed in and learned two things: the launch from Dinner Key Mooring Facility doesn't operate when there is a small craft warning... and neither does the pump-out boat.
(Guess someone forgot to tell all those kids in the Optimist dinghies!)
Dinner Key is a large mooring field- over 200 mooring balls.
Skyline of Coconut Grove ...
By evening it was a warm night- perfect for sitting on the back deck, looking at the full moon.
On Saturday we went ashore and spent the day in Coconut Grove- lots of shops and restaurants, and a fantastic book store. We had brunch while listening to a man singing island songs and playing on a steel drum. Unfortunately, we forgot to take our camera that day...maybe because we had 3 bags of laundry to load in and out of the dinghy. Coconut Grove....nice place.
It only took a couple hours to motor across Biscayne Bay. We anchored of Key Biscayne and took a dinghy ride to to No Name Harbour.
After reading 'An Embarrassment of Mangoes', I convinced Ben that we had to try a Presidente beer.
My my, what a long tail you have...
Key Biscayne is very beautiful, blue water, lovely homes
and it became very busy.
More and more boats arrived, threw out their anchors near the sandbar...
people were wading, swimming and dancing!
....it was quite a different way to spend Easter Sunday!
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