Key West - last day with dinner at Schooner Wharf

Ann continues to paint every day. She has quite a collection from this time in Key West

 The weather looks good for a run to Marathon on Thursday morning so we moved up our planned departure date by one day. We got the laundry done in the morning and I attached our new Spade 140 anchor to 90 feet of 3/8 inch BBB chain in the afternoon (with 150 feet of 5/8 inch nylon rode added for good measure). Now we are officially ready to head east. 

A scene in Schooner Wharf from our favorite corner seat - notice the green umbrellas for the tables

To celebrate our last day in Key West, we had dinner at Schooner Wharf, one of our favorite places. It’s all outdoors (no roof, gravel floor, no sides - good air flow). I had my usual fish sandwich but before that we always have conch fritters - our favorite appetizer in Key West. 

Look at the chicken in the tree at the top of the photo, now look at the awning underneath. 
There’s a reason for that awning beyond protection from rain and sun.

One may wonder why each table has an awning. It’s not for protection from the sun and it’s the dry season here in Key West. Just look at one of the photos and you’ll see the real reason for the awnings!

Our last sunset in Key West for 2022!

I’ve been using the weather overlay in Aqua Map which is based on the HRRR NOAA model, updated every hour on the top of the hour. It’s very convenient to use and it predicts a south wind on Thursday of about 10 to 12 kts, good enough for a trip to Marathon where we’ll take a dock for one night before moving on to Key Largo if the weather holds.