March 12, 2017  1.5 Colorado Cat Voyage Date

At the crack of dawn we left Panther Key and headed toward the Florida Bay.

The crossing is about 87 miles and at 8 miles an hour , it is a long day.  The

weather was perfect and the water very calm and smooth.  We didn't see another soul.  Even the birds were scarce.  About 4:30 we spotted the 7 mile bridge and knew our destination was very close.

Marathon was just around the corner from the bridge.  We checked in at a marina, did our laundry,

relaxed in the pool and had a couple of drinks to celebrate our rounding the tip of Florida and start of our adventure in the Atlantic Ocean.  I can't believe it took 1 week and 5 days to get to this point, but we did. At this rate it will take 10 years to go 5000 miles.

watching a flying fish

Our First Atlantic Sunset

Dawn on the West Coast