More fishing in the Gulf Stream!

Mahi-Mahi for supper! We caught this dolphin while sailing from Marathon to Key Largo. Of course, he didn't last very long before he was tossed onto the grill. We were particularly proud of this fish because we caught him trolling out in the Gulf Stream while in some pretty strong winds. Cindy saw a bird resting on a floating piece of lumber and told me about it. I told her to troll past it because sometimes dolphin like to hang out in the shade of trash floating in the ocean. Sure enough, the dolphin hit right as we went past. The entire crew sprang into action. Cindy was at the tiller and had to point us back toward the wind to slow down our speed (we were making about 6 knots when the fish hit). Hayley went forward to close the hatch while we tacked (if she hadn't remembered to do this, the forward hatch might have been ripped off as the large Genoa sail moved across the deck). Jack came back to the transom to help me land the fish. A real team effort that paid off at dinnertime. Our fishing skills are improving all the time.

We had a really nice couple of days anchored in Boot Key Harbor in the city of Marathon. Marathon caters to people traveling on boats more than most communities. It shows in the fact that we were sharing the anchorage with around 200 other boats all with people living onboard them. We even met another boat from Charleston. The air conditioned public library was just a couple of blocks from the dinghy dock so the kids got in some good schoolwork.