Bahia Honda Key State Park

We left Boot Key Harbor in Marathon Friday am and fueled up at Pancho’s. We bought just over 23 gallons of diesel at $4.08.9 per gal plus 7.5% sales tax; the bill was $101 – our highest yet. We were headed for Bahia Honda Key State Park on Hawk Channel, a gap between a barrier reef and the Keys away from the Atlantic Ocean. We couldn't travel the Gulf side because of the depths and our draught of 4' 8". We motored as the wind was just about on our nose heading west/southwest; where are those easterly winds when you need them? Here are some pictures of the park where we anchored for two nights.


This is the view of our anchorage from atop the old R.R. bridge; we're the boat on the far left. The bridge on the upper left is the new one. The sign below explains the history of the bridge.

This is the "Calypso Gypsy" leaving Bahia Honda through the old bridge and a view of the beach.


We spent two nights here and left for Key West on Sat. March 22nd (Happy Birthday again to our sister-in-law, Jeanne!) Paul got to do a bit of snorkeling - that's the good news. The bad news is he saw some damage to our rudder which we need to get repaired. As of this writing, this is our fifth night in Key West but more on that later. We're still safe and sound; Em is still on board but may have headed home on Monday if there had been a way to do it! There are certainly ups and downs to this live aboard life; Monday was a down day; mooring balls aren't fun in high winds. Today is much better; we're in a marina for the first time in 12 nights =)