Part 94 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Living in our truck camper in Florida, Ashley and Mike make preparations for the sailing journey to Key ...

Part 93 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Antifouling bottom paint is not easy or inexpensive but needs to be done before we continue the sailing ...

Part 91 of a series: sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Living in our slide-in truck camper while traveling to our trailerable sailboat, off grid techniques allow ...

Part 89 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Traveling on our sailboat, Punta Gorda FL is a lovely place to explore. As the weather continued to be ...

Part 88 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Venom from a saltwater catfish barb causes incredible pain. The risk of infection forces a change of plans. ...

Part 87 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. A severe puncture by a salt water catfish is a very painful experience. The venom in the barbed and spiked ...

Part 86 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. The Gasparilla Sound is an ideal place to go boating! Gasparilla Marina and Smokin' Jerry's Tiki Bar and ...

Part 85 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Anchored in the Gasparilla Sound, we move our shallow draft, trailer sailer to Dog Island near Boca Grande ...

Part 84 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. After deploying a second anchor, we stopped dragging in high winds. Between storms, Ashley gets a chance to ...

Part 83 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. After making it through the Boca Grande Causeway Bridge, we are met with a blustery storm. We drag anchor ...

Part 82 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Leaving the narrow and shallow entrance of Don Pedro Island State Park, we end up on the docks at Palm ...

Part 81 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Don Pedro Island State Park is a very secluded tropical beach setting. Only accessible by boat, there are ...

Part 80 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Leaving Stump Pass, Don Pedro Island State Park has a scary, narrow entrance. Navigating with our shallow ...

Part 79 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Anchored at Stump Pass Beach State Park on our trailer sailer, Ashley explores the beach. A short boat ...

Part 78 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Traveling on our shallow draft trailer sailer, we encounter playful dolphins as we approach The White ...

Part 77 of a series, Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. The Stump Pass Day Drinkers gave us a very warm welcome! Meeting friendly people on this tropical beach ...

Part 76 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Stump Pass Beach on Manasota Key is a perfect place to anchor our shallow draft sailboat. Ashley explores ...

Part 75 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Stump Pass near Englewood Florida is a beautiful place to spend time on our trailer sailer. Ashley catches ...

Part 74 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Leaving the Venice Florida area and heading south towards Stump Pass on our trailer sailer, we encounter ...

Part 73 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Beautiful Venice Florida is a perfect place to explore by sail boat. Our shallow draft trailer sailer can ...

Part 72 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. We are in Love with Venice Florida! After visiting the Nokomis Drum Circle, we travel to our favorite ...

Part 71 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Experience the magic of the world-famous Nokomis (Florida) drum circle. Feel the music and dancing after ...

Part 70 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Ashley and Mike explore North Jetty Beach near Venice Florida. Dolphins and manatees are seen and after a ...

Part 68 of a series: Sailing Tampa Bay to Key West. Turner Key is called Rattle Island by some of the locals that access this beautiful place by boat. It is ...