Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Marine Stadium in Miami - at anchor

 

They like to lie in the sun in the afternoon

We enjoyed a very peaceful night. It’s noisier on the weekends but during the week it’s fine. Of course, it helps that I sleep well on the weekends too, I just take my hearing aid out - ha! When approaching the harbor, it would appear at first glance that there’s no room with dozens and dozens of boats already anchored. However, Marine Stadium is a very large anchorage and there’s always room, especially farther in where we go. We never anchor near the entrance. 

Many shells went by of all types

Hoolie has a nearby spot for pet relief, very convenient. In the afternoon, we took a ride around the anchorage. The sport here is to see how many iguanas you can see sunning themselves in the trees. We can usually see a dozen but today we saw only one. 

Yet another sunset, nice

The anchorage is also the home of rowing clubs featuring two man, four man, six man, and war canoes. They were even out after dark with their shell all lit up with running lights. There was one guy out on a board fitted with an electric hydrofoil. He looked strange skooting around with the board out of the water with a thin metal piece connected to the hydrofoil in the water below. 

The view of Miami from Marine Stadium

One of the attractions of the anchorage is the view of Miami at night, spectacular. We will be leaving first thing in the morning for Key Largo for four days to wait for better weather due on Monday for our run to Marathon. One can hope. 

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