Sunday, April 7, 2013

SLSU033113A – Wednesday April 3rd, 2013


Day 4 – Another Beautiful Day

 

I’m really having trouble keeping track of days and time this week.

We had spent the night on Conch Pearl’s mooring in Key West Harbor. It had been a beautiful night and the crew seemed to have gotten a little rest. We had a cold breakfast so we could get up and get going. As soon as we had breakfast cleaned up we dropped the ball (left the mooring), put up the sails and headed out to the dive site. Captain Denny still had a few tanks to fill so we spent some time sailing around. We were heading to the Western Sambo Reef complex again as it offered protection from the waves that had developed overnight. The tanks still weren’t all filled to we opened the gate and allowed everyone the opportunity to go swimming and to play ‘fender rodeo’. I’ll let the crew explain that when they get home but let’s just say everyone was having a blast.

The tanks were finally filled so we changed tanks and went diving again, this time at a site we call Wrecker’s Reef, named for the wrecking activity that used to take place during Key West’s past. At that time the residents had the highest per capita wealth in the US. After the dive we had a late lunch and readied for a second dive.

The Captain’s moved the boat to the far end of the reef where we did our second dive. The reef structure here is really great and with the bright sun and great visibility we had a great dive. I took Duane and Chris (with camera) on a tour of the area where we saw lots of large lobsters,  a green moray eel, plenty of colorful fish and even a very large nurse shark. Hopefully Chris got plenty of good pictures.

For dinner we had steak night. It’s usually the last night of the trip but because of the weather predictions we were changing the schedule up a bit. Steak night is great because we have steak (duh), mashed potatoes, green beans, salad and dessert, all served on real plates, eaten while sitting at real tables. 

After the dinner the crew took a walk to the ‘Stop N’ Rob’, the name we give to the little convenience mart a few blocks from the Conch Pearl. It gave the crew a chance to stretch their legs and get some ice cream or other snacks. Of course the ice cream there can’t match the quality and deliciousness of the ice cream from the Key West Ice Cream Factory. I was asleep before they returned but I assume they enjoyed their little adventure.

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