Marathon!!!

Arrived at Marathon at the crack of noon on Saturday!! Yea!!! We did it! 1,437 nm after leaving Annapolis we pulled into Marathon Marina (or Cay Clubs Resorts, as they are now known).

Photo: Yes, the water is really this color!

We entered the Atlantic Ocean via Channel Five channel and had both a following sea and wind all the way down. The stern of the boat (blunt end) faces west so the sunsets should be spectacular. It was 84 degrees here today but a cold front is forecast for Monday dropping the temperatures to the mid-70's!

Tonight was also the Boat Parade of Lights in Marathon. Not quite the Annapolis parade...there were only seven boats but a lot of spirit. Oh yes, and everyone was dressed in shorts!!

As you loyal bloggers know, we never saw a manatee the whole way down. Well, once in the marina, who shows up but five (count em) manatees!! The pictures really doesn't do justice to the sight of them. A hose from a boat was dripping fresh water and the manatees were sucking it up. Despite their size (1,000 lbs or more) they seem very graceful and docile in the water.