On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:07:05 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time), you wrote: This is a very good summary
>Lignumvitae Key, Indian Key, historic and lovely >with a very few complimentary mooring balls; When we were there (admittedly it was 5 years ago) we were not comfortable staying on the mooring balls. When we went south, there were five of them there, and on the way north there were only a couple left. The park service when I called them said that since they were free, they had no liability for their use. There are tours ($1 ea.) that you can take from the Park Service (Indian Key has a very interesting history), but it used to be that while there were no tours of Indian Key on Tues or Weds you could go ashore, but that Lignam Vitae Key (on the Bay side) was closed to access on Tues and Weds. But I can't seem to get the Florida State Park page to come up in order to look it up ATM. > Bahia >Honda is a must if you haven't done it in a while. >Lovely, quaint, huge park area for biking, walking, >running...snorkeling and beaches, etc. > >In short, look to the State Parks for some really >nice anchorages with wonderful amenities. Else, >you can always find a little spot here or there that's >totally quiet and sans cruisers--especially so on >Bayside. > >By all means, stay outside to avoid the bridges >at Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. If you go all the >way through Biscayne Bay you can exit to the >outside right there at Miami Beach. You'll be >glad you did! 'bella tells ya right! > Second the motion - We usually go outside from Miami to Ft. Pierce. The one time that we did it inside, we had over 40 bridges that we had to wait for the openings in one day. >Take a look at my website, Sam. "Adventures" >section has a number of areas of interest. If you >have any questions about a particular area, please >let me know. > >The winter nasties are not quite gone...so be careful >out there. We've been blowing a gale regularly >down here. Never have had quite as cool a winter or >Nor'easter-laden one as this one. But then again... >that's s'ok! > >And YES! When you get down this way please >let me know! It'd be wonderful to see ya Sam! > >Big Hugs, > >Charmaine >Aboard s/v September Sea >"Life's a Gift...Unwrap It!" - C~ >www.SeptemberSea.com > > > > >Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:22:43 -0400 >From: Sam Densler <[email protected]> >Subject: [Liveaboard] Florida Keys trip >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >Preparing to bring Lady of the Lake back around to Melbourne from SW >Florida. Brought her over via the Okeechobee Waterway but have the time >to bring her back through the Keys. Looking for recommendations of >places to visit, specifically anchorages. Also interested in a proposed >path through the Keys including where we should cross over to the >outside to avoid Miami and Ft. Lauderdale bridges. Want to be outside >prior to that mess but not sure if we cross over in the Keys or wait >until Biscayne Bay. Opinions are appreciated. > >BTW, in case there are any limitations, she is: > >47 ft air draft >2 ft 10 inch draft >18 ft 3 inch beam > >Thanks in advance, >Sam > >-------Original Message------- > >From: [email protected] >Date: 03/25/09 12:09:50 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Liveaboard Digest, Vol 19, Issue 42 > >Send Liveaboard mailing list submissions to >[email protected] > > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Liveaboard digest..." > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >Message: 2 >Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:22:43 -0400 >From: Sam Densler <[email protected]> >Subject: [Liveaboard] Florida Keys trip >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > >Preparing to bring Lady of the Lake back around to Melbourne from SW >Florida. Brought her over via the Okeechobee Waterway but have the time >to bring her back through the Keys. Looking for recommendations of >places to visit, specifically anchorages. Also interested in a proposed >path through the Keys including where we should cross over to the >outside to avoid Miami and Ft. Lauderdale bridges. Want to be outside >prior to that mess but not sure if we cross over in the Keys or wait >until Biscayne Bay. Opinions are appreciated. > >BTW, in case there are any limitations, she is: > >47 ft air draft >2 ft 10 inch draft >18 ft 3 inch beam > >Thanks in advance, >Sam > > > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
