We were slow moving after that fantastic meal the night before. We didn't get started until about 9:30am. The temperature was already approaching 90 degrees and the humidy factor was 110%. Why even take a shower? We checked the progress of Matthew and felt we were okay for one more day. Then, we are heading for the mainland. We climbed in the Beast and headed back to Key West. First stop, a Starbuck's coffee. Next, we drove back to the same parking lot. It wa...

We woke to the soft hum of motors of boats pulling out for a morning of fishing. It was a continuous parade of boaters dropping their boats into the water. We waved and wished them luck in catching the big one, hopefully, it would be a grouper..not a shark. We took off around 7:30am hoping we were not being stupid to head further south and to a place that had only one way in and out and not alot of land knowing Matthew was looming not too far away out at sea. ...