Key West to Boca Chica

We slept in and ate breakfast before slipping off the mooring ball and heading to Boca Chica.  The weather was perfect - sunny, warm and calm.  We enjoyed the morning as we motored the two hours to the Boca Chica NAS Marina.  We were surprised at how well-marked the harbor entrance channel was until we noticed how shallow the waters were immediately outside the channel.  The water depth between the Greens and Reds was on average 15 feet; however, immediately outside the markers, the water was 2 feet deep at best.  The harbor itself is spacious and well laid out.  George met us on the dock and helped us into our very wide slip. This is the best slip arrangement we have ever had and hope to be able to stay in it for the entire 5 weeks we are here.  It is obviously a slip for a boat with much more beam than ours.  We are surrounded by trawlers but that is OK with us.  Everyone we met since docking has been very friendly and welcoming.

Foreign Affair, Boca Chica Maarina