We had a short day yesterday, 25 miles or so and tied up to a mooring ball at Key West, $18/night is a pretty good deal here considering marinas are in the $3-4/foot range, for our boat $120-150. Our morning was delightful with a moderate swell of 2-3 feet but when we turned the corner at Key West the wind kicked up pretty good. The mooring balls here are not the greatest, no tether to pick up like in the Virgin Islands, so it took a few minutes. Cindy didn't mke a big deal out of it, just figured it out. We spent the afternoon wandering round Key West looking at the touristy stuff and found a couple of scoops of ice cream, then later a good IPA and some conch fritters. I finished by biking over to the NAPA store to get the supply of engine filters I need for the generator before heading out next week I hope. Because of work tomorrow, and the unknown internet connection heading back up the keys on the inside route, I think we will stay here until Friday. Going to Ernest Hemingway's museum today and some other thing to see. The local people here are all kind of hippies and I've never seen so many tatoos in my life. The tourists are easy to spot, they are all old and off the cruise ships. Key West looks like it has recovered successfully from Irma. The trees here look ok for the most part and we haven't seen a ton of structural damage.
Engine Hours 4820.9
Genset Hours 5434.5

These roosters are everywhere

Part of the history here. This was built by Truman, Ike and JFK. It is where JFK met with Macmillan during the Bay of Pigs crisis

One of several cruise ships docked here

Key West art museum

There are house boats like this parked all over the bay, soe of them lashed together.