This is one of the longer spans of bridge in the Keys being 7 miles in length.

Approaching our first 'go under' fixed bridge spanning Channel 5, our passage to the back of the Keys and into the Intra Coastal Waterway (ICW). 

Here we go. We timed it so that we went through the channel at slack water.

Yep, should make it. This bridge indicated 66ft vertical height.

We motored through fairly shallow water !.5 to 3m deep - a little like Belize. We headed through Bowlegs Cut then on to Shell Key, a mangrove covered nature reserve island. There were 2 moorings available so we tied up and settled in for the evening. 

A fairly impressive storm built toward the mainland but didn’t venture our way, just provided an amazing backdrop for the afternoon Happy Hour.

The 2 white specs you can see are sail boats.

Specy sight.

Another colourful sunset.

There was one downfall with this place, the mozzies at dusk were horrendous.