Everglades

Monday 1-26-09

We got on a course with some other gulf cruisers. A good day to be out in the gulf again.

They call the area south of Marco the "10,000 islands" I think they underestimated.

We anchored in a cove in the mangroves. The water is only 4' deep at high tide. I hope the tidal range isn't 5'. We'll find out about 6 am at low tide.

Speaking of mangroves, they say once you go in them, you won't come out alive.

That could be bad news for us. My handheld gps has quit working. I had planned on taking it with us when we go fishing in the dinghy, so we can find our way back to the mother ship. Most everything around here looks the same. Hope we don't get lost.

Dawg, Google us here

N 25 degrees 50.370 minutes

W 081 degrees 26.235 minutes