Garrison Bight is located on the north side of the island; on one side it is bordered by navy property. Another side is Hilton Haven Rd and the Key West Yacht club, and on the west side there is the Garrison Bight Marina. There is a boat launch here, its lees then$10 to launch the boat not sure how long you can leave your trailer there but apparently it is some time because there are often trailers there.
House Boats in Key West
There are a bunch of house boats docked there, along with a number of pleasure craft. We looked at a couple of house boats that were for sale there. It seemed like a cheap way to live in the Keys. Well, not the boats that we looked at, they wanted like $250-300k for the houseboat, seems kind of expensive considering you can actually buy a place on land for that price. A place that is not going to blow away in a hurricane or flood also. Do houseboats even have a motor?
On the other side of the bight is charter boat row. The old sign called it “historic charter boat row” but they have new signs now. It was a nice day when we were there and most of the boats were out to sea. Several bored and very tan mates called to us to ask if we wanted to go fishing but we had to politely decline. There are large sport fishing boats and what is known as light tackle boats. I’m not sure why they call the center console boats light tackle? They seem to use the same type of fishing gear as a big boat. Perhaps the actual weight of the boat is considered lighter? The grey hound party boat was leaving when we got there, full of excited people. Party boat fishing is going fishing on a big boat with a bunch of other people. It’s much cheaper then chartering a boat yourself, but hey you have to fish with a bunch of people you most likely do not know. They actually catch some big fish off those boats believe it or not.
Manatees
There were some manatees hanging around the dock, soaking up the sun. Probably enjoying the warmer weather, many manatees died this year from the cold weather.
Thai Life
On the southern edge of the bight there is a floating thai restaurant called Thai Life. We had Pad Thai and It is actually very good. Thai Life replaced a place called Captain Runaground’s Floating Restaurant which was terrible.
Party Boat Fishing on the Grey Hound
