Good Morning everyone! I have been out of circulation and have had no internet so i am adding these posts in today at the public library in Key West. ENJOY! 2-6-2013

Headed out early this AM to the Dry Tortugas across the gulf again. There is a front moving in at 11PM but Steve says we should beat it. Steve and I decided to go for it! The weather was beautiful and the waves minimal so that was a good thing. We finally got everything in order on the boat and headed into the gulf. (i had to batten down my hatches some more before we hit the gulf). I love to see the dolphins they are always checking us out, sliding up to the side of the boat and looking up at us. They glide like graceful ballerinas through the sparkling water cutting through it with speed and beauty. We saw some with brown spots haven’t seen those before. We have seen up to 15 dolphins at one time( they aren’t easy to count so I am guessing). The waves are 3 foot + but since we haven’t been on really calm seas i do the Dramamine and Steve captain’s the boat. No standing inside the cabin, luckily i battened down the hatches and we have minimal slingage of personal items across the boat 🙂 The waves are the same height as the rough sea crossing before but less choppy and further apart. We saw a bunch of dolphins and they had little ones with them. They all followed each other through the waves like a little parade in the gulf. Actually they hung around us for about 10 – 15 minutes just swimming around the boat. I loved it when they would come up behind the boat and their heads would break through the waves in perfect harmony and they looked so awesome. Steve saw another sea turtle in the waves. There are no manatees out here but i do hope to get to see one of those before our trip is over. Steve and I were attempting to take turns sleeping at night but the gulf was too rough and he couldn’t sleep at all. I had her from 11-2 i had to have him take over she was hard to hold on course and i was exhausted. We stayed out in cockpit and stared at the sky for a few. The night sky is so beautiful , its like a blanket of stars covering us up.