Back on Land

Arrived back in Key West today after a week at sea. We took a fews days heading down to the Dry Tortugas(a national park and island with Fort Jefferson on it) and then spent a few days exploring the area and doing some diving. It was a great adventure...with many exciting moments. Especially the night that the winds got so high that our anchor began to drag and we found oursleves nearly hitting another boat at around 2am....good experience "What to do when your anchor comes loose in the middle of the night and the winds are cranking and you don't have much control."

Other highlights where the Sooty Terns and Brown Noddies...these are the birds that are in the middle of mating season...wow that was a sight and a noise I must say. We were anchored right next to the island that thousands return to every year for a wild mating frenzy. They literally fly around day and night nonstop...very loud.

Went diving...that was great. Felt so good to be under the water again...ahhh I love the underwater realm...peaceful and mysterious place. Got my sea legs too...learned how to stand and walk to maintain balance. Its like you are surfing...keep your knees bent and move with the waves. No seasickness....yipee...just a little twinge in my tummy here and there. Spent a lot of time on the bow spirit(very front part sticking off the bow) taking in all the beauty and practicing my balance. Its my favorite spot...the rythmic motion of the boat on the waves and the sound of the water splashing against the hull soothes your soul and softens any thoughts running through your mind. Gazing out onto the vast ocean and sky that spreads out infront of you in all directions really has a way of putting things into perspective. Many dolphins came to visit us on our sails....many times I rode right above them on the bow spirit and drummed on the fiberglass to keep their couriosity...they are attracted to the rhythms.

Heading to Ft. Lauderdale for the last leg of my time here.....no Bahamas or the Caribe....they will have to wait until next time. Its all good...everything happens the way its supposed to and many times not the way you expected.

Lots of love to all and all and all.
Kristen