Stiltsville

Waiting  has never been one of my best jobs.  Tom is more patient than I and we were both antsy.  Unstowed dinghy and went exploring.  The water here is clear and inviting.  I have often wanted to see the houses in Stiltsville up close.  They are only about 3 miles from Key Biscayne. Years ago we were headed there in the cat boat when we bumped the bottom.  When you hit ground in a cat boat the water is really shallow! It is odd to see them rise up from Biscayne Bay miles from shore and close to the ocean.  Even in  the dinghy we almost ran out of water.  Dolphins were fishing and we watched a leopard ray wing over the bottom.  There were many Man of War jelly fish. A few were tiny but many were close to 7 inches or so. Their sails are pink and do not show well in photos .  They are like the sails on sport fish like marlin .  Only , of course, these are proportional to a jelly fish.  Enjoyed watching these for a while.  They move their bodies as if they were checking out the area.  Can't see any eyes but who knows.  Their tentacles are long and mean looking but tiny fish were moving in and out of them.  Maybe they are not affected by poison, can they be eating the jellyfish's food?  Stiltsville was  impressive up close.  Some houses in great repair and obviously lived in , some abandoned.  I am amazed they stand up to storms, they are completely unprotected.  Returned to boat.  Stowed engine, stowed dinghy and all else.  Set alarms.  Good day but ready to go.