We spent about three days getting the boat packed up. It honestly took a full day to mentally prepare ourselves that the trip was actually over and that we had to go back to Michigan. Yes, I'm counting this as one of the three days. Scott also went to retrieve the truck and trailer while I lounged on the beach. It was so nice to have the truck back and the freedom of being able to get around on shore when we were actually staying in a marina. Taxi prices seemed steep in the keys, they charge over $2.50 a mile, but maybe we aren't used to cab fares (or maybe we are just cheap). We were able to go out to dinner in Marathon. We crossed the 7 mile bridge at sunset on the way back to see some pretty beautiful views. We were also able to get new books, we had left some of them behind in the truck because we thought they were too heavy (we also thought it would be a lot easier to access the truck while we were cruising; we were wrong, it was expensive to do just that).The other two days went by pretty quickly packing the boat up. We took down the sails and packed them up first. My phone died and never came back to life. We tried to catch lobster again but they were all too small. And we bought steaks to grill anyway. Unfortunately, we did not see our manatee friends. However, we were able to see a pretty cool bird that was hanging around us while we made lunch on shore.
From Bahia Honda State Park, we drove far too long but safely arrived in Fort Lauderdale. Scott's Uncle George and Aunt Mary Ann were wonderful to us the moment we pulled in. We took showers, did our laundry, and had a really nice dinner.
Staying at a 5 star hotel,
Lauren & Scott
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