Islamorada

We anchored for the night off Islamorada just as we did last year. Pam was 'hot' to buy fishing gear and wanted to revisit 'Bonefish Bob's'. Alas, when we dingied to shore and walked to his store, it was boarded up. We discovered that Bob had died last spring and no one has reopened the store.

Not to be dissuaded, Pam trekked to the Islamorada Worldwide Sportsman and bought a fishing pole and tackle. Looks like we are going to eat a lot of fish this winter.

Ever wonder why tropical water is so blue? The water reflects the blue of the sky. Since tropical water is short on phytoplankton (microscopic plants) it is also short on green. With bright blue tropical skies and very little green plankton, tropical waters refledct only blue light.

The discussion of "Why is the sky blue, Daddy" will not be taken up on this blog.


Photo: a rainbow welcomes us to the Keys.