Happy Trails to Key Largo

We sailed the whole length of Biscayne Bay doing 7 to 8 knots with a fresh breeze on Monday after bringing the anchor up at 0930, and then motored thru Anglefish Creek into the Hawk Channel. The Hawk Channel runs outside the land mass of the Keys, but inside of the reef, so lesser waves with an East wind. We spent the night on the anchor at Rodriquez Key last night, and motored thru a very narrow channel into Key Largo Harbor this morning. We spent Sunday walking around South Beach, Miami, and then visited Linda and Bill Hughes on their new boat, Ruby Slipper. It has a ruby hull and is quite spacious. It is an American Tug, built in the Seattle area. They gave us all kinds of info on the Keys, since they had just spent a month in Key West and motored North to Miami. DK sang "Happy Trails" to us as we departed South Beach. Nanc is out on a glass bottom boat to the reef as I write this, and prepare to wash Marcnicliz and fill her water tanks. The original "African Queen" used in the move is located here. We may go to Marathon tomorrow. S