Saturday, November 11, 2017

Saturday and which weather report to choose?

STATUS:  We sent cousin Rick on his way this morning and have Dave Damm on board from his flight yesterday.

ITS TIME TO SAIL ON.

I'm sitting in the cockpit drinking coffee listening to Rod and David discuss weather and whether to go inside via the ICW or outside into the open Atlantic.  (do we sail overnight in the Atlantic or "down the ditch" in the ICW to just daylight hours to Ft Lauderdale?)  Our goal is to reach Marathon FL and cross under the high 7 mile bridge over into the Gulf of Mexico and sail toward Kemah TX.

We have:  
*provisioned with more food.
*filled all water tanks
*filled all diesel tanks
*washed clothes
*washed the boat
*fixed a bad steaming light
*created a spare safety running backstay
*moved every package, box, pillow below decks
*eaten some big meals!
*tied up and straightend everything on deck.

Now we are now untying dock lines and .....  going INSIDE via the ICW.  *follow along via the SPOT (click on it in the right column)

God Speed and fair winds.  See ya on the other side.
- Peg Leg Captain Skip