unlvrebel
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As the title says, went camping on Anclote Key this past weekend. Haven't been camping in better than 25 years but figured what the heck, let's give it a shot.
It was just the Admiral and me. We wanted to bring the dogs but the park has a strict prohibition on dogs on the Key. We had a decent breeze most of the evening which kept the mosquitos away. Gotta say that I felt a little uncomfortable leaving the boat anchored offshore over night. Not that I thought anyone was going to come up and steal it, but the surf/chop was a bit rough. Every so often the bow would take a bit of water. Maybe a cup to a half gallon every twenty minutes. Thank goodness for auto-bilge. By about eleven the wind and seas stared to calm down a little. I never bothered getting up to check on the boat 'cause I figured if it wasn't there I wouldn't be able to do much about it until morning!
We were pretty much alone. There was another group about 3 - 400 yards to the south and that was it. We set up camp with a tent, a fire, chairs, grill and a backgammon board. All in all it was a good night. Although my back is a little sore... I would do it again with a group of folks. We wanted to camp on Three Rooker, but the park service forbids camping on the sandbar/island. Sucks as that is where the best protected anchorage is...
It was just the Admiral and me. We wanted to bring the dogs but the park has a strict prohibition on dogs on the Key. We had a decent breeze most of the evening which kept the mosquitos away. Gotta say that I felt a little uncomfortable leaving the boat anchored offshore over night. Not that I thought anyone was going to come up and steal it, but the surf/chop was a bit rough. Every so often the bow would take a bit of water. Maybe a cup to a half gallon every twenty minutes. Thank goodness for auto-bilge. By about eleven the wind and seas stared to calm down a little. I never bothered getting up to check on the boat 'cause I figured if it wasn't there I wouldn't be able to do much about it until morning!
We were pretty much alone. There was another group about 3 - 400 yards to the south and that was it. We set up camp with a tent, a fire, chairs, grill and a backgammon board. All in all it was a good night. Although my back is a little sore... I would do it again with a group of folks. We wanted to camp on Three Rooker, but the park service forbids camping on the sandbar/island. Sucks as that is where the best protected anchorage is...
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