We had a pleasant beat up the southern portion of Biscayne Bay and anchored in the lee of Elliott Island. This barely-developed barrier island is a park, so we dinghied adore to see if we could find a path to the Atlantic side and a beach.
Just as we pulled the dinghy above the rack line, a friendly couple emerged from the vegetation and gave us the scouting report. Follow the orange flags to a 4--wheeler road of sorts. They didn't find a way to the beach, and trip advisor didn't say it was a very attractive one. It was already sounding dubious, and then they asked if we had some deet. Turns out the mosquitos are ferocious, and they also recommended carrying a stick to knock down the spider webs.
That settled it. Back into the dinghy for a short row along the shoreline! We were hoping to get a close-up of one of the sea turtles I'd spied in the middle of the Bay around lunch time. No luck there, but I finally saw a fish during my evening snorkel. First, and probably only, of the trip as seen from under water.
21.00 NM at 4.1 KT over 5:06. Total odo 554.64
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