Up and at em early this AM headed to Miami and leaving Islamorada behind. Here we go playing the dodge em if you can crab pod markers! We are headed up the ICW which is always cool and lots of things to see. We passed the toilet seat inlet but it was too low tide to go that way today☹️. Maybe next time. On down the waterway with its mangroves sudden vast openings and many birds we go! What a beautiful day for a boat ride😃. We came upon a cool little marina / restaurant/ bar/ local hangout. Not a good place to stay with our boat. Not kept up very well seemed a little dilapidated. Walking along the marina walkway /docks we saw a huge manatee just hanging out by the marina buildings. There was a little beach packed with families enjoying the sunshine! There was one type of music playing loudly by the beach tables and another type playing loudly at the bar area. Too loud and the mixture wasn’t good😂 A large sailboat half sunken by the mangroves. Several other boats anchored here and there. We finally got gas here, the attendant was great! And decided to anchor out near the end of key largo at The Ocean Reef Club. Now the ORC is a gated self sufficient neighborhood with an airstrip/ airport for the occupants. We anchored out by the private island associated or owned by the ORC, pretty cool little place with a private marina, gazebo and looks like a welcome building or shop? It’s called Pumpkin Key.

We had some company come out to see the sunset in what was an old boat style from the 50s/60s looked like. Watched a few private jets take off and land at the ORC and watched as the sun sank into the horizon leaving that beautiful fire glow slowly spread across the horizon.

Great anchorage, the lights are bright from the houses on the ORC. Very peaceful night.