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Tarpon Basin, Bayside Key Largo
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| Tarpon Basin: Manatees, Sunsets, and dinghy exploration! |
January 27-Feb 7, 2017
We've been hanging out in Tarpon Basin, Key Largo, waiting for a new screw so we can put our old props back on after our starboard folding prop got stuck in the folded position. We've been back and forth with the manufacturer, and there is no support available. Our old props feature metric screws with random thread counts, and one of the screws got bent. The screws are only sold in a kit, so we're buying all sorts of things we don't want. The kit was ordered and initially promised Wednesday, then Thursday, then Friday looked good, don't worry, there's always Monday! There is a dinghy dock here with a park and free Wi-Fi. Publix grocery store, K-Mart, West Marine, restaurants and a Yanmar dealer are all within 1 mile. I've been in big trouble with Publix's BOGO potato chip deals. And they have a British section with chocolate digestives and pickled onions. Terrible place. A free pump-out boat comes through the anchorage once a week. Then there's my spreadsheet on the movements and habits of Humphrey the Manatee. Even though we hadn't planned on staying in Key Largo, we've had a lot of "Borderline 11" sunny days in Tarpon Basin. |
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| Park by dinghy dock, Hastings ignoring Dad's new toy. |
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| Morning paddle |
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| Matt's flying his drone, I'm on the paddle board |
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| Mangrove tunnels, Key Largo |
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| Hastings loves a good dinghy ride! |
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| Exploring mangrove tunnels |
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| Key Largo sunsets are the best! |
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| The dinghy dock and anchorage....waiting for our Papa John's pizza to be delivered! I'm always impressed by the delivery driver's non-plussed reaction to "meet us in the dark corner, by the dumpster, behind a random parking lot" instructions. |
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| Keys sunset |
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| Dusk over Tarpon Basin. The sunsets last forever and seem like an impressionist painting. Beautiful! |
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| The water is so clear here; we're enjoying our underwater lights (and viewing bucket) |
Check out our 1 minute video of Tarpon Basin, the mangrove tunnels and manatees at sunset! Enjoy!
8 comments
Those sunsets are beautiful. A drone is such a wonderful toy to have on a sailboat! The "shorts from above" are priceless.
ReplyDeleteKey Largo has good clouds for sunset. The drone is fun!
DeleteDon't even get me started on trying to find anything metric in the US(Canada's just as bad even though it's their system of measurement). But more importantly, Walmart sells chocolate Digestives (direct from the UK) for $2.98 a roll. If your local store doesn't have them on the shelf, you can order them online but they cost a little more. :-)
ReplyDeleteStephanie @ SV CAMBRIA
We like to say "what a metric pain in the ass". If we had a house, I'm sure screws would be at the hardware store and cost 10 cents. But no, everything has to be a fight!
DeleteI would never have guessed that Wal-Mart sold digestives!
I really enjoy your post, specially the photographs...i lived on my houseboat "SeaRoom", anchored out in Sunset Cove in 2002-2005 until Hurricane Wilma did me in. The mangrove channel and the lagoon off Dosenberry once had a 10 foot crocodile hanging around in there. Our dinghy dock was Bayside Inn's pier, we tied to the mangrove roots, eventually it was closed and a fence is up with " no trespassing" sign...we have the locals to thank for this, for leaving old bicycles and trash by their fence and empty beer cans under the tree. It was a beautiful place for those who appreciated the convenience, near Waldorf Plaza stores.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading! We really love the Key Largo area. You just can't beat a Keys sunset!
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