After dodging thousands of crab pot buoys over the last few months, one finely grabbed our propeller! We saw the floating buoy ahead, but its underwater rope was unusually angled, just high enough to catch our port prop. As soon as we saw the rope, Pam jammed the throttles into neutral and looked back to see if the buoy surfaced as we floated by. It did not….so we promptly shut down the engines and anxiously grabbed the diving mask to go under and check for damage. Fortunately…there was only one wrap of the rope around the propeller which was easy to unwind…WHEW.. could have been much worse!
One of our dock neighbors at Blackfin Resort painted the crab pot buoy with our boat name and logo. The buoy now adorns our boat as a reminder that it only takes seconds for your day to change..
As we now hang out in the middle Keys waiting for a good weather window to cruise to the Bahamas, we learned how to hunt Florida Spiny Lobster. All one needs is a mask, fins and snorkel, net, tickle stick, measuring device, and of course, a fishing license. We have caught dozens of lobster and one crab, although, we had to release most of them because they were smaller that the legal size. We caught several keepers which have allowed us two unbelievably tasty steamed lobster dinner nights.
Hoping to head towards the Bahamas this week! Not a bad place to be stuck though.
Loopin' with Mike n Pam 