1/31/2015
Marathon FL
Posted by Bill

We had a visit from our good friends Jim and Jackie today. They have a boat in our home marina on Catawba Island in Lake Erie, and we have become good friends with them over the years. They also have a house on Big Pine Key which is the next major key west of Marathon. They stopped by to say hello and work out a schedule for when we could come and stay with them for a few days. It was really great to see them! We are planning to go to their place next Tuesday for a couple of days and are looking forward to it.

One of the advantages of staying in one place for more than a few days, is getting to know your neighbors better. The Harbour Cay Club is a real social group and we have made many new friends already. We really like the people here. 2 couples in particular have invited us to tag along on several occasions, and we have really had a lot of fun with them. Today we put together a happy hour trip to Keys Fisheries. The bartender at another bar told us this was the best happy hour deal around. They have a seafood market, a restaurant, and a tiki bar on the second floor overlooking Florida Bay. To top it off…stone crab claws for a $2.50 during happy hour. Let me tell you, that is a deal!

We told lots of people about it, including the 2 couples I mentioned above, and they were the only takers. We decided to ride our bikes. Now, most cruisers that have their own bikes have what we call “clown bikes”. They fold up and have little wheels, take up little space on board (for a bike), and are very functional. We pulled our gang together and set out to terrorize Marathon, kind of like Hells Angels on clown bikes.

It was a good happy hour, and we had a lot of fun. We really like these guys and have had a great time every time we get together. Pictured below left to right: Me and Tricia, Marjorie and Jeff on Far Niente, Cat and Bob on Sea Lyon

Oh…and the stone crab claws were outstanding!