Up and into the dinghy to go exploring Miami by water today. We started out going through our unique mooring field filled with so many cool sailboats just waiting to hit the bay for some refreshing sailing. Out to Dinner key anchorages and mooring field, with around 200+ sailboats and a few trawlers. These boats are in a completely unprotected area when the winds kick up. Most of these boats are people that live in their boats and some are transients just traveling through town. The Miami skyline is beautiful. The bridge we have to go under will lead us to the area where the mega yachts and cruise ships are docked. Skyscrapers are still being built everyday, Miami is still growing. As we traveled along we decided to retrace our old trail from when we were here in 2012 on our way to the Bahamas. It was not much different actually except for the increase in boats anchored out. I couldn’t wait to get to Collin’s canal that goes under several roads and bridges and walkways to the Publix dock and runs behind the convention center. It was exhilarating to see the old areas from our first trip! I ten years though things had changed. Some of the cool houses and buildings have become dilapidated. We had to go under a roadway across the canal and we hadn’t counted in high tide😆we barely made it under but we did! There were iguanas hanging out on the fences empty lots and in the trees. 🌴 Like guardians protecting their territory. After we explored the canal, we decided to head back to the area where we first anchored out in 2012 and the boats anchored out looked like ghosts of their former selves. Slowly wasting away no longer loved and cared for like they used to be. It’s very sad seeing the amount of boats slowly dying in the marinas and anchorages as well as mooring fields here. I think there should be a huge tract of land where these boats can stabilized and be used as houses for those on a budget without paying taxes! But that’s just me. We decided to make a run and check out no name harbor. As well as check out the empty stadium area where we staged for Bimini in 2012. The restaurant at no name was not worth the money but the scenery was great!! I have a lot of pics for you! Enjoy!!