Many of the docks in Florida are fixed docks with just a short finger pier so we have to stern in so we can get on and off the boat using the swim platform (we are stern in here at Cabbage Key). Since backing into a slip isn’t something we do very much of, Fred is learning this new skill. I think being at the helm almost every day for the past five months – maneuvering in locks, at fuel docks and in slips – has really improved Fred’s ability to get the boat to do what he wants it to. Now if we can just get the person handling the lines to take care of her job, we should be all set.
Cabbage Key is a tiny island with a small marina, a restaurant, an inn and seven cottages (which are available for rent). Cabbage Key is only accessible via water (there is no bridge to the mainland). The first owners purchased the island in the early 1930’s and built their winter estate here. The resort was opened to the public in 1944 and has had just two additional owners since then. We had great food at the restaurant. A surprising number of boaters arrived during the afternoon and enjoyed lunch at the restaurant. We were told by the wait staff that during the busy Christmas season they would serve about 700 lunches in a day. It is hard to imagine that much activity in this tiny marina. After lunch we enjoyed a nature walk around the island. We can see why Greg and Kate enjoy this stop.
Miles: 12.9 Bridges: 0 Locks: 0
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| Boreas in a slip at Cabbage Key - taken from the watertower at the top of the island |
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| another view from watertower at the top of Cabbage Key |
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