Trouble in the Keys

We made it to marathon Fl and found that the mooring field was full with a waiting list of 50+ boats. The anchorage was nearly full too but we managed to squeeze into a spot just before a big front was to come thru in a few days. That’s when the trouble started in Marathon.

A full anchorage, taken while helping another cruiser with their anchor light.

Anna’s heart condition began to flare up again. By the time that we arrived at the hospital (which is just around the corner) she had a stead heart beat of 150+. Not good. After drugs, and a cardiovert her heart wouldn't stabilize so, they decieded to send her to Miami again, to Mount Sinai hospital. They have a very good heart hospital at the complex. Within 3 days they had done a 'heart ablation' which has taken care of her extra heart beats and she was back into normal rythum. Now, we only have to deal with the side afects of the drugs!




Heading off to Miami Mt. Sinai Hospital



While in the hospital the next morning taking care of Anna I received a call from another boater in the anchorage. His first words were "Rich, don't worry, your boat's alright". Not the most reassuring thing to hear when your 110 miles away and you left your floating home in a crowded anchorage. Just before I left Marathon to head to Miami I had a bad feeling about leaving the boat so I set a second anchor... just in case... and because they were predicting a strong cold front to roar thru the anchorage that night... and it did! Another boat dragged it's anchor and in attempting to find another place to anchor at 3:00AM in a blinding rain, they snagged our anchor rope and ended up backwards tied up against the Snow Goose! The other Anchor'ers by us got into their dinghy's (at 3:00 am) helped out and insure that there wasn't any damage to our boat. The best part is that with two anchors out we didn't drag onto the mud flats just behind the boat. So, All turned out OK and Anna had a home to return to!