May 11, 2013
We currently are anchored in Little Shark River on the far southwest coast of Florida. This is a desolate, but interesting area rich in wildlife. Upon anchoring we were greeted by a huge turtle - we don't know turtle species well enough to identify him. He circled the boat a couple of times as if checking out the new 'big turtle' in the neighborhood and saying "Hey dude, welcome to Little Shark".
Today completed our three day trip from Miami. Yesterday we transited from near Key Largo to Marathon, where we got some fuel and anchored outside of Boot Key Harbor channel. Today it was through the Moser Channel bridge into Florida Bay and up to Cape Sable and Little Shark. We had a delightful broad reach sail for most of the trip! Also noticeably absent were the mass quantities of stone crab traps that typically cover this area. The season is over in a couple of days, and we have heard it has not been a good season so many crabbers appear to have already pulled their traps.
We had planned to continue to the Dry Tortugas after a day of rest, but the weather is not encouraging with an approaching cold front. On the plus side, there is probably no better place to weather a cold front than Little Shark. Huge mangroves line the banks of the river completely blocking most wind.
Lastly, we will be without cell phone or Internet for at least a week or so. This seems particularly strange after our Bahamian data phone provided these services almost all the time we were in the Bahamas. This post is being sent by satellite phone.
Tom
Anchored Little Shark River
SW Florida
Via Satellite Phone
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