March 15, 2017  2.1 Colorado Cat Voyage Date

We made forward progress today, not a lot but some.

We pulled lines at 9:00am and headed for the city marina in Marathon

and a mooring ball.  After a 15 minute ride we found our ball in a bay full of sailboats,

trawlers, and dinghies  The dinghies were running around like ants every which 

way through the maze of moored boats.

A moored boat is tied to an anchored ball. Then your boat then floats with the current

and turns with the wind. Every boat turns and twists at different ties and different angles

in a silent but interesting dance.

Once moored we too joined the dinghy patrol and headed to the marina. The marina is equipped with bathrooms, showers, a library, TV room and even a work shop. People stay on a ball for long periods of time, we are staying one night.

We ate breakfast at the Stuffed Pig, a Marathon must, and dinner at another Marathon must, Keys

Fisheries.  They lived up to their reputation.  Once back at the boat we saw that our batteries are staying up nicely, hopefully are problem is solved.

I would like to thank all the well wishers for the Happy Birthday, but my birthday is  A pril 12.

I will keep them and read them again in April.  

It is nice to see different scenery and experience a new skill--hooking up with a ball.

A Mooring Ball

Boats doing their silent dance