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BIGHT (bite) n. A body of water almost completely surrounded by land [according to a B-S Dictionary paraphrase]
As one might imagine, the Florida Keys chain has several “bights”. Our marina shares the biggest one on Key West with the historic seaport and several other marinas as well as the docks for various cruise ship lines and snorkeling, diving and fishing fleets. Not surprisingly, it is called “Key West Bight.” Not too far away is Garrison Bight, a smaller, but also rather interesting body of water: it is the “harbor” for Key West’s world famous charter fishing fleet, a couple small marinas and the Key West Yacht Club as well as the home for a uniquely Key West form of residence.
Traveling by car, the Key West and Garrison Bights are mere blocks from one another. But traveling by dinghy, Garrison Bight and its houseboat community are at least a 45-minute cruise from Sojourner, depending on wind and current, of course. We made the trip between the two bights via the Fleming Key cut which took us through a couple rather open bodies of water and two large mooring fields. We had great fun almost running aground in suddenly less than a foot of water while at least 200 yards away from shore in any direction!! We now have a strong, experiential understanding of the old sailor’s warning: “If the water looks brown, go around or run aground”! At the last second, Carolyn managed to steer us out of harm’s way, and we had a delightful self tour of the houseboat community adjacent to US highway 1 in the newer, more commercial section of Key West.
Here’s a slideshow of some of our favorite houseboats in the Garrison Bight community- favorites for looking at anyway- We prefer Sojourner as a residence!!
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