April 9 Heading north

Since July 2^nd of 2011, we have been heading west (across Canada) and south (down Lake Michigan and the inland rivers, and the west coast of Fl).  Today is our first day to turn north and start heading toward the completion of the great loop trip.  It was a good day, and we headed to Lignumvitae Key and Indian Key, which were about 30 miles up the Gulf.  We anchored on a mooring ball and explored Indian Key (first pic) which was a 10 acre island that once had a thriving community.  That community based its economy on salvaging shipwrecks, which occurred often on the many reefs nearby in the Altantic ocean. It was wiped out by an Indian attack in the late 1850’s and never rebuilt.  Later, we relaxed on the boat looking out over the Gulf.  The next pic shows Grover soaking in the scenery and the final pic shows a perfect sunset.