THE SCENIC HARBOR OF MARATHON KEY.

THERE ARE OVER 300 LIVE ABOARD SAILORS ANCHORED IN THE HARBOR OF MARATHON KEY. WHY? BECAUSE ITS FREE AND SAIL BOATERS ARE CHEAP

AS YOU CAN SEE THEY TRY TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT BY GENERATING ELECTRICITY WITH WIND FANS AND WASH AND DRY THEIR CLOTHS ALL OVER THE DECKS.

THE CITY PROVIDES A DINGY DOCK WHERE LIVE ABOARDS CAN TIE UP THEIR LITTLE SHUTTLE CRAFTS AND GO INTO TOWN AND BUY FOOD AND OF COURSE BEER.

WE TAKE OUR INFLATABLE OUT AND CRUISE THE HARBOR TO SEE HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVE. THEY PEER BACK AT US LIKE CONVICTS WHO HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED IN A 30 FOOT CELL.

THE TOWN HAD NO OPEN DOCK SPACE WHEN WE ARRIVED SO WE TIED UP AT THE FUEL DOCK AT "PANCHO'S MARINA" (OBVIOUSLY A TRANSPLANT FROM AN ISLAND 80 MLES AWAY THAT MAKE GREAT CIGARS) NEVER THE LESS THE NEXT MORNING I BONDED WITH THE LOCAL MANAGEMENT AND THEY MOVED SOME BOATS AROUND AND SHOE HORNED US IN FOR A FEW WEEKS. WE ACTUALLY ENJOY THIS PLACE IN THAT IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT SOME OF THE REMOTE ISLANDS MIGHT BE.