Back in Miami

We woke up this morning to the calmest waters we have ever seen in Florida.  The water was beautiful... it was like glass.

The water was so clear!  It's hard to see but in the center of the photo there is a jellyfish about the size of a dinner plate.

Today we traveled 60 miles north across Biscayne Bay back to Miami/Miami Beach.  I can't get Will Smith's Welcome to Miami song out of my head...... lol.

Again I drove part of the way today.  I guess now we have photographic proof.... lol.

We are anchored on the south side of the Venetian Islands this time.  We are trying this location because when we return to Miami on Friday the winds will be from the NE at 20 mph making our first anchorage north of the Venetian Islands during Thanksgiving not a good choice.  The winds will be howling across Biscayne Bay and we expect waters will be very choppy. 

There is more day time boat traffic with waves at this anchorage, but the skyline view is beautiful at night.

We visited Flagler Memorial Island in the dinghy, which is only a few minutes from our anchorage.  Not much to see, but it has a pretty cool obelisk monument.

 

We just beached the dinghy and tied it to a tree.  Pretty low tech!

Tomorrow our friends Kent and Holly arrive at about 6 a.m.  We are excited to share with them all we have learned and the great places we have discovered the past two years! 

They will be here until December 11 and then we are off the water and heading back home December 13 or 14.  Keeping our fingers crossed the trailer will be done on December 14.