Tavernier anchorage

After a bumpy night of 20 knot winds W NW, we pulled anchor to head to Tavernier.

It was pretty tempting to go back to the Worldwide Sportsman for another shopping  round, or spend another evening listening to music from Lorelei Restaurant, but good things have an end and we have many other places to explore.

Brunch at Lorelei Restaurant 

 Our next stop would take us 12.16 NM closer to Miami in 2 hours to Tavernier Anchorage.  It was time to find a grocery and stockup on fresh fruit and veggies. A skinny channel took us to a closed lagoon across from Mangrove Marina but when we saw mud kicked from the bottom while doing a circle around anchored boats, we decided it was too shallow inside even for Moonstruck, so we quickly got out on an ebbing tide and anchored outside. 

A dink ride to the marina to find a Winn-Dixie just down the street, yea!

Diane decided it was time to get a haircut. So she made a deal with a French stylist and now proudly displays a sportive look which will keep her cool in the warm climate.

We now have spent 8 days at anchor and this serves as a test to see how we manage our water and battery resources. So far we are doing very well with the water as we still have two thirds left in our water tank thanks to new conservation measures. Our house batteries had real problems and could not hold a charge. A quick investigation revealed that the batteries needed 1 ½ gallon of distilled water