On to Marco Island

Today started off like most delivery days; up early and on the water at 6:45am.  We needed to stop on our way out to top off the fuel tanks.  Fortunately for us there was a marina just before we headed out the inlet.

After a cup of Joe and 270 gallons of diesel fuel later, we were out Bakers Haulover Inlet and heading south on the Atlantic Ocean to Channel 5 down around Islamorada.  The seas were a bit bumpy this morning averaging 3 feet and it was rather uncomfortable for the first hour.  Then things settled right down for us and we had a beautiful ride on past Key Largo and Islamorada.

My first mate, Mark Groper, at the helm of Jubilee

By about noon the seas were flat.  We rode up the west coast to Marco Island and got in around 4:30.  The boat really ran great and our hard work last night really paid off for us today.  We were able to top her off with fuel and expect a good ride up to Clearwater tomorrow as the wind is supposed to be out of the east at 9kts gusting to 20kts.

We covered 202 miles in a little over 9 hours.  The old girl did us proud today.