Day 85 - Green Parrot — Captain Father John

Miles cruised 0, fuel purchased $0, slip fee $133, daily high temperature 81*f feels like 88*f

Dale and Andy are getting off the boat and flying to Chicago on Thursday. I will be alone on the boat for the first time in 85 days. My son JP will fly in on Friday so I will not be alone for long.

I took a dingy ride out to various anchorages around Key West. From a distance the boats appear to be ship shape. Upon closer inspection they are the largest fleet of derelict boats I have ever seen. They have enjoyed calm winds and flat seas for several days. That will end on Friday. A norther will blow through on Friday night through Monday and rock them until their liquor bottles break.

Notice the flock of seagulls on this boat.

I heard a knock on the side of our boat this afternoon. Lori Young from the Hatteras Forever Young stopped by to say hello. Holly Hanselman’s mother Bev reads our blog and knew we were in Key West. She contacted her friend Lori who is staying at the A&B Marina next door. We will get together for cocktails soon.

Key West has a flock of roosters that could feed a continent. Many years ago the City of Key West banned cock fighting which was the favorite sport of the Cuban population. In retaliation the Cubans released 100’s of roosters that became 1,000’s of roosters inhabiting every tree in Key West. They crow all day and night. Tony Forn’s parents installed sound proof windows in their house to block the noise from the roosters.

I went to the Green Parrot tonight. They have a ukulele jam session once a month. The ukulele band has five ukulele players, a bass fiddle and a harmonica player. They hang cards with the chords for each song and the audience plays along with the band. They even have loaner ukulele’s for ante that wants to join in. It was a very fun evening.
Carl (Chef) Wooden – quote of the day

Being hove to in a long gale is the most boring way of being terrified I know. – Donald Hamilton