Ahhh.... Home Waters!

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Returning to Key Largo, our home waters, was a real treat - even if it was on a plane and only for a few days of scuba diving.  Since buying the Island Packet 485 we have not had the motorboat out since.

 Literally, it has sat on the hard for over a year... we were lucky it started.


Al swimming with a sea turtle


Here's the Obvious: Motorboats GO notably Faster than Sailboats!






Barb and Michael on the bottom of the ocean




Al diving a coral cave at Molasses Reef

So here's one problem in our life... I named my motorboat "Spill the Wine" and I liked the name so much I decided to name the sailboat "Spill the Wine" also.... My plan
was to rename the motorboat something else.... but that hasn't happened yet.  It's like I have writers block but for boat naming.

So far the only thing that's even in the running is "Good Vibrations".

Comments and advice are WELCOME!



       
The Original "Spill the Wine"









  
What I do know for certain however is that I wish every time I went for a swim around the boat the water would be warm and clean and loaded with fish.... just like below!


This is exactly what a boat's hull should look like!

Check out our Sea Turtle "swim-a-long" below:




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