We dinghyed to shore at Islamorada and enjoyed a great dinner overlooking the beautiful clear water and left the following morning for Boca Chita Key. As we were entering the key through the narrow markers, a couple of very fast small boats passed us and proceeded around the island. They were followed by a Dade County officer with his light on going very fast. He was followed by a coast guard boat going the same way. We knew something was up but weren't sure what and asked around when we got ashore but nobody knew anything.
We decided to go snorkeling and after returning to the boat all those boats started coming into the little harbor which is all there is at Boca Chita. Our curiosity got the best of us so we walked over and talked with one of the officers. It seems that there was a small boat off the reef and one of their divers went missing. He was spear fishing and had quite few large dead fish with him so it's amazing a shark didn't find him. They were able to recover him and it all ended up on a good note. The officer said it usually ends up the other way so it was a good day.
We left Boca Chita early and cruised through Biscayne Bay to Miami and followed the intercoastal waterway through the most amazing condominiums I've ever seen. We arrived at Ft. Lauderdale late afternoon and have been in the Las Olas Marina since then. Since it's off season, the prices are way down which is a good thing for us. We've enjoyed seeing the beautiful beaches and all the energy and activity since there is an incredible amount of young people
here. Our plans are to leave tomorrow and continue heading north.
Beginning in the Spring of 2011, this is a story of a journey in our 36' Heritage East Trawler as we cruise The Great Loop, a circumnavigation of Eastern North America, along the shoreline of the United States and Canada - truly a trip of a lifetime.
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