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260 Dyckman AvenueSouth Haven, MI 49090269.637.8078800.747.3810michiganmaritimemuseum.orgDuck Soup Inn50 Duck Soup LaneFriday Harbor, WA 98250360-378-4878Fine Dining for SailorsLes Gunthercontinued from page 17first time. The GPS registered 7.1 kts. We ended up with lotsof wet gear that we spread over the boom to dry. Even thoughwe used lots of sunscreen, I found that my skin was angry redand itchy in the cool of the night. I had taken to coveringup, head to toe, in the time of maximum sun between 1030and 1530, and that I felt better and was actually cooler thanwhen baking in the sun in shorts and t-shirt. Northern climeshave changeable weather, but there in the south it was sun andsteady wind that were fierce.Day 8, February 27A short rain shower in the night wet everything down, butwe grabbed a tarp and spread it over our sleeping bags, so theydidn’t get too wet. It was worth this kind of moment to havethe pleasure of sleeping under the stars all night. Jupiter andSirius were up at sunset along with a sickle moon, and wequickly learned to tell time by the position of the Big Dippercircling Polaris. I thought I caught sight of Canopus inCarina. Although the dark lasted about 12 hours each night,we found that we could pretty much go to sleep at sunset andwake up again at dawn. Only one night did we talk until aftereight at night. Yet neither of us had this kind of sleep habit inour daily lives. Don’t know why it worked, but it did leave usready to go in the first light of morning.0730 Underway but heading west again. We decided thatour plan to head toward a possible passage under Route 1 inNiles Channel wouldn’t be much good in the strong southeastwind, so we reversed our course and explored to the north ofKey West itself.1400 We made a lightning speed passage around Key Westand Fleming Key, down Garrison Bight Channel, but it was noplace to anchor as the southeast wind made for no protectionfrom Sigsbee Island, so we went back to Man-O-War Harborand nestled close to Key West for the night.Day 9, February 28We headed north from Man-O-War Harbor through CaldaChannel into Florida Bay and then into Lower Harbor Keys.The channel was short and everywhere was shallow, so weturned around and headed back for our anchorage in Man-O-War Harbor. We were caught in a strong thunderstormcoming back through Calda Channel and were glad we coulduse the outboard instead of beating up anarrow twisty channel in a strong squall.Although we were just a couple of milesfrom Key West, the storm was all our own.Day 10, March 1We went around Key West and up BocaChica Channel up to Route 1. It was amilitary base, so landing was out of thequestion even though there were some goodbeaches. Kevin suddenly had a good idea—“It is time to go home.” An hour later, wewere packed and on the road north.The Ash Breeze, Fall 2012 18
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