Tarpin Basin to No Name Harbor

Another gloomy rainy day.  No sign of the sun.  As we crossed a very choppy Biscayne Bay we could barely see Miami in the distance because of the haze. That was a little disapointing but maybe it would clear later. We were excited about getting to No Name Harbor as it is one of the jumping off points to the Bahamas. We were hoping to meet at least one other boat to buddy up with for the crossing.  When we arrived there were two other boats anchored, both sail. We found a spot, anchored then took a very excited dog to shore. It had been two days since Peanut had her paws on land and she could not wait to get there. She and I took a long walk through the state park to the light house and beach a walk we both benefited from.  By early evening the harbor was full of boats. We talked with a few of them but no one was going to the Bahamas.  We decided to dink over to the next little harbor that is also a staging area for the crossing. The entrance to Hurricane Harbor was shallow so we were glad we had not tried to get in there.  Hurricane harbor had one occupant, a sailboat that was going South.  Back on the boat we talked and decided to head further North to Port Everglades in the morning. It was a better jumping off point for our needs and hopefully we would meet someone there.  We did make one more trip to shore after dark in hopes of seeing the city of Miami all lit up. You can guess our disapointment when we found we could not see the city from the edge of the park.

                                            lighthouse at No Name Harbor also nice beach

                                              Miami when the haze improved in the evening