Caesars Creek (Elliott Key)

We left Key West in the early morning and sailed up Hawk Channel, parallel to thunderstorms on the various sounds on the bay side of the keys. They never crossed over, and we had mostly sunshine 😊. We had anchored in Caesars Creek a month ago, with sister ship Hekla. Nice to see Noel and Harisa again! This time we knew the channel - just stay in the center! And we were mid-tide in calm seas, which makes the initial entry into the winding, 2nm channel a lot less white knuckle. We took a spot by G26 in 10ft of water and got the anchor settled. With the reversing tidal currents, we're guaranteed to have wind against current sometime during the night, so with a mastfoil it's best to oppose the masts to null its tendency to sail.

After dusk, the fishing boats went home and the mosquitoes came out. But we had prepared, with screens and a ThermaCELL so it was minimal. Alexis made a fish and broccoli dinner, very nice.

This morning was raining, so we sat out the heavy part, then exited at high tide. We'll be skipping past Key Biscayne/ Miami to Ft Lauderdale today. With the rain over, it is bright and sunny.Read more