TRAPPED Border Crossing, Florida Keys Hopping

[@damage_control_sailing]

Welcome...I'm heading to FL in a few weeks. Maybe we'll cross paths for a cold one. Stay safe.

[@sailorama]

Cool! Safe travels, and yes maybe see you out on the water!

[@wildnorthadventures]

Things are so bad in Canada right now. Probably why you had such an easy time. lol So happy you guys made it safely there

[@sailorama]

Yeah, we’ve been spoiled to live in Mexico for sure.

[@mechanicdave80]

Welcome to the USA. Can't wait for all the adventures you guys find here. 😆😉

[@sailorama]

This place is definitely ripe for adventure!

[@mngbennett]

Thanks for the video. I am glad choco got some relief.

[@sailorama]

Us too!

[@medickaisu]

the adventure continues. Another great video.

[@sailorama]

Thanks, more to come.

[@davidalbright7335]

Next visit to Boot Key, use Native Taxi. It's $8 to go most anywhere within a 4 mile radius. We were moored there for two years, '21 - '23. Went exploring in the backcountry of the Keys in November and had to return to Marathon for warranty issues - only to find the marina full. We were at anchor, outside the entrance to Boot Key, from November 28 until today, when we moved to Vaca Bight for the big blow. If we had known you were coming, we would have baked you a cake. David & Terri Albright, SV Odonata

[@sailorama]

Yes we learned from the cruiser net and fellow sailboaters the next morning about the taxi service and rides to the airport. Sorry we missed you, we would have loved a cake in the gloomy (to us) weather.

[@davidalbright7335]

@@sailorama My wife said it would have been nice to bake you a cake and then have Robbie cook us something. Hahahaha. Best wishes.

[@Marc_de_Car]

Thank you

[@sailorama]

Welcome!

[@round51]

Having sailed those waters, (all be it in the early 70’s). I would say be happy you are sailing, or motoring with the current. Sailing south can be a pain in the ***.✌️

[@sailorama]

Yeah, should be an interesting experience heading south against the current...

[@svZia-Switch51]

I think we paid $100 for 7 days at the City Marina and that includes the use of the showers and laundry facility plus an address for shipping packages. Not too bad.

[@sailorama]

Wow! That seems like they gave you a deal. They didn’t have room for us at the dock either though. $25 per day was just too steep for us to paddle nautical mile + only to get a shower.

[@maryjnorwood3962]

Great video! Thanks for taking us along with you. (Happy belated birthday to Robinson! 😎🥰💕💕💕🎉

[@sailorama]

Thank you! 🤗

[@jeffreyalberson9742]

My boat was caught on film in boot key harbor. If I would have know you where here, I could have given you a ride. I'm getting my Tayana 52 S/V LOOKFAR, Ready for the Caribbean.

[@sailorama]

Neat! We were there very quickly because of the complication of getting to land, would have loved to have met more folks there - perhaps we’ll see you in the Caribbean sometime!

[@jeffreyalberson9742]

@sailorama there is a few different places to land a dink here. You just needed a little local knowledge. Marathon is one of the only good anchorages left in Florida, due to new anchoring restrictions. This is the main reason why we are heading south. It's sad to see that a few boaters here with derelict boats are now putting that at risk here also.good luck on the journey, and maybe we'll see you out there.

[@granularSodacan]

You guys thinking of hitting up Bahamas? I'd love to see your shoestring budget take on sailing there. It's on my bucket list.

[@sailorama]

Bahamas are on our bucket list also! We'll see how it goes...

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

Who's a good boy? Way to go choko.

[@sailorama]

Haha, we’re proud of him and his good ‘work’.

[@liongod1000]

@sailorama *_ Hi you three! Hey mister "feliz cumpleaños"!!! May you have a very Blessed and Prosperous year ahead!!! Always happy to see your notification bell ring on my laptop to say you've posted a vlog!! _*

[@sailorama]

Always glad to have you watching! Thank you for the birthday wishes!

[@causa507]

Great adventure. Sailing is becoming less enjoyable as the number of boats as exceed the available space.

[@sailorama]

We could see that a lot of boats that were anchored in Boot Key were wrecks that had to be abandoned by hopeless owners or hoarded there in the nicely protected harbor. It's difficult to maintain, sail and to not clog up a harbor with your boat. I think otherwise, there would be lots of room for everyone.

[@DLBard-bv2nd]

Countries like Mexico push you to get all that documentation if extra fees are required. 💰💰💰😁They aren't concerned that your next destination doesn't require it. 🤣⛵🐬🐕💖

[@scereth2813]

Have you tried putting a small patch\piece of fake grass on the deck to see if the dog would go there?

[@sailorama]

Yes, he ignored the green patch completely - his preference is location more than material.

[@lildeena1]

Ole Pete B is doing a great job. Lol.

[@sailorama]

North American continent is in serious need of some more mass transit and better pedestrian/cycling infrastructure ASAP, in our opinion 😆

[@chadpeaks1472]

Darn it! Did yall already leave Marathon? We would have happily helped yall get around! We have a car been here for 8 months 😂 sorry we miss you! Are you going to St Pete area next? SV Journey

[@sailorama]

Sorry we missed ya, we were in Boot Key very quickly and then up the East side towards Miami. We’ll see - may come back down to the Keys again.

[@chadpeaks1472]

@@sailorama yeah boot key harbor is pretty sticky! Wont let ya go! But there's a lot of nice people here a great community of sailors.

[@svlolalouise9763]

First again South Australia ❤❤

[@sailorama]

cheers!

[@stephengreen2898]

You guys just think we know what a “ZARPE” or “Zarpae” is???

[@sailorama]

A zarpe is something you encounter when sailing in Mexico/Latin America - a document that some authorities give you when clearing out of port.

[@granularSodacan]

$25 a day for a dinghy dock?! Hahaha no thanks