Mandelstam
March 21 • 5pm • Mandelstam School
Courtesy Van will be at the Mandelstam parking lot from 5-6pm for luggage drop-off. This way you don’t have to pack light and your bags will arrive ahead of you at each stop along the way.
Coconut Grove
March 22 • 9am • Departure
At 9am on March 22, we will rendezvous at the Head Marker on the South Channel of Dinner Key Marina (approx. 25 71 32.21 N, -80 22 73.93 W) and cruise more or less together at about 25-30 knots on the inside ~ this is a very easy 2 hour cruise. Possible stop at Elliot Key for a swim or Alabama Jack’s for lunch.
Taye’s boat is called “The Office” (a light blue 32’ Worldcat) and will be monitoring Channel 68.
Stop #1 • Arrive March 22 • Depart March 23
Key Largo
The first stop on our journey is the Ocean Reef Club.
Things to do include golf, tennis, pickleball, snorkeling, lounging around poolside, and we’ll be enjoying some great food too.
PLEASE NOTE: ORC is a private club and requires proper attire (men, please bring a shirt with a collar).
Because this is a private club, we’ve gone ahead and booked a block of rooms and dockage for everyone who has already RSVP’ed.
If you haven’t and you want to, please text RJon directly, 305-753-7605.
Play or relax on your own once you arrive but please plan to join us for dinner.
Stop #1 • Arrive March 22 • Depart March 23
Key Largo
The first stop on our journey is the Playa Largo Resort & Spa, a lush beachfront property overlooking the sparkling Florida Bay.
Things to do include outdoor chess, kayaking, stand-up paddle-boarding, fishing from the dock and swimming in the shallow water off the resort beach.
Play or relax on your own once you arrive but please plan to join us for dinner on the beach followed by after-dinner smores.
Stop #2 • Arrive March 23 • Depart March 25
Duck Key
An easy 2’ish hour cruise south from Key Largo is the Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key with a likely stop to go snorkeling along the way.
Be sure to make reservations for your Dolphin Encounter, then plan to enjoy the pools & saltwater lagoon or go out fishing or snorkeling with one of the boats.
Breakfasts & lunches will be on your own with organized dinners each night.
Stop #3 • Arrive March 25 • Depart March 28
Key West
We will depart Duck Key after brunch on March 25th for about a 50 mile cruise with a couple of interesting stops along the way to break things up & add some unique perspective to the trip. This will take us to our last stop at the Casa Marina Resort & Spa in the legendary destination of Key West.
While in Key West we will have organized visits to the Pirate’s Museum, a tour of Hemmingway’s Key West home, “The Little White House” and plenty of opportunities for fishing, snorkeling and lots of cruising & exploring the waters around Key West. Plus the resort has the largest beach in Key West!
Breakfasts & lunches will be on your own with organized dinners for everyone together each night.
Return Trip • Arrive March 28
Miami
On the morning of March 28th we’ll load our luggage back on the Courtesy Van for the last time, have a final (early) breakfast together, top-off our tanks and begin making our way back to Miami. This will be a long but a very fun day because we’ll make plenty of stops every couple of hours to break things up & have some fun along the way.
Weather-permitting we’ll get in two snorkeling stops, a little tubing for the kids and have lunch at Porky’s, which is one of RJon’s favorite restaurants in the Florida Keys. “Where-else can you get great bar-b-q ribs & fresh sushi at the same place?!?!”