OK.... so we are STILL in Key West....
Late Tuesday night we got a call from Chuck asking if we wanted to stick around one more day to see the sinking of the Vandenberg. Bill and I were fortunate enough to be invited out on Brian's boat with Chuck, Patty, Doug, Dillon, and George. And we are so glad we stayed!!! It was incredible.
The sinking happened around 10:20. The Vandenberg is a 522 foot decommissioned warship that was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico in order to make an artificial reef. The ship sank in less than 2 minutes.... it was actually quite amazing. There were a ton of news helicopters and hundreds of boats anchored to watch the sinking. We were less than a mile away so we had a great view.
There is a great article on CNN.com on the sinking. Check it out! Here are a few more articles from the Associated Press, and Reuters. The video below is from CNN.
After the sinking, we watched the mass exodus of boats and decided to stay anchored, hang out, and just enjoy the beautiful weather.
This morning Bill and I were up at 5:45 ready to depart. Unfortunately the wind is out of the SE at 10-15 knots -- pushing us onto the rocks. There is a small gap between the breakwater and another docked boat, which we didn't feel comfortable navigating. Since we have about a 13 hour day ahead of us, we had to leave by 6:30-7:00 am at the latest in order to get to Marco Island before it gets too dark (we decided to stop in Marco Island on our way to Sarasota instead of doing it in one shot). So Bill made the executive decision to stay for another day. Later today when the wind dies down a little we will move slips so tomorrow morning we can leave early without any problems. I think Key West is trying to tell us something.... she just doesn't want us to leave. We both really like it here and I am sure that we'll be back sooner rather than later!
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