Wow, this place is really nice! It surely is the nicest marina owned by the military! We arrived here by way of Hawk's Channel, with an overnight stay at Rodriguez Key (a small uninhabited island off of the larger Key Largo). I had the fun of finally using the "Hookah" diving system (air without a SCUBA tank; just a long hose from a compressor riding in a floating tube above me) for the first time. It was such a pleasure to find us in water clear enough and warm enough to finally use that thing. I scrubbed off (and inspected) Blue Grotto's "belly." All was well. We didn't even have any barnacles after about 8 months since its last cleaning. That is just one of the benefits of "keeping her moving."

We will stay here for about two weeks. Most likely we will also take BG over to the other island (the actual Key West island) for some sightseeing and adventure. We may try to take the dinghy over to the other naval base where the commissary and exchange are located. Something to do this weekend perhaps. We have a nice beach right here at the marina, a great club (beach bar), and lots of interesting and nice people. We are looking forward to this stay. It is also VERY good weather. High seventies to low eighties. Stay tuned! As always, check out the pictures of the fantastic stay at SoBe (South Beach in Miami) and the very interesting trip to and from there. Florida is an amazing cruising ground.

It is also (as you can see from the pictures) a fantasitic place to buy hearing aids. Lots of competition!!

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