Lisa all bundled up.
On December 12th, we finally left Fernandina Beach via the Intercoastal Waterway. We were more than ready to head south for warmer temperatures.
It was great to be moving again. We spent the next few days motoring during the daytime and then anchoring at night. We anchored in St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Titusville, Melbourne, and Ft. Pierce.
We arrived at Ft. Pierce early Thursday afternoon anticipating strong thunderstorms through the evening. We don't like the anchorage at Ft. Pierce where most boats tend to anchor, and decided on a different spot near the inlet. It was so exciting to see beautiful blue and green water again. Just as I dropped the anchor, the temperature dropped 10 degrees and the rain and wind hit us. Fortunately no thunder and lightning. The rain didn't last long, but the wind kept up until the wee hours of the morning.
It was great to be moving again. We spent the next few days motoring during the daytime and then anchoring at night. We anchored in St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Titusville, Melbourne, and Ft. Pierce.
We arrived at Ft. Pierce early Thursday afternoon anticipating strong thunderstorms through the evening. We don't like the anchorage at Ft. Pierce where most boats tend to anchor, and decided on a different spot near the inlet. It was so exciting to see beautiful blue and green water again. Just as I dropped the anchor, the temperature dropped 10 degrees and the rain and wind hit us. Fortunately no thunder and lightning. The rain didn't last long, but the wind kept up until the wee hours of the morning.
When the rain stopped, we were treated to a beautiful reminder that we will never need another ark.
Ft. Pierce has a good all weather inlet, and the channel markers are lighted, so we had our anchor up shortly after 5:00 am on Friday and slowly pounded our way out the channel. We knew it was going to be a bumpy day,but we were ready for a break from the ICW. The channel was rough, but once we turned south, it was just twisty and bouncy. We were able to sail all the way to Lake Worth and entered the Lake Worth Inlet at 1:30 pm with the anchor down before 2:00. It was a really brisk, fun sail between a beam reach and a broad reach the whole way. Therapy.
We are at anchor between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, waiting for a weather window to head to Miami. There is a fixed bridge north of Miami that we don't fit under, so the ICW is not an option. We wouldn't do it anyway, because there are something like 22 restricted lift bridges between here and Miami.
We are very much looking forward to seeing family around Christmas time.
Ft. Pierce has a good all weather inlet, and the channel markers are lighted, so we had our anchor up shortly after 5:00 am on Friday and slowly pounded our way out the channel. We knew it was going to be a bumpy day,but we were ready for a break from the ICW. The channel was rough, but once we turned south, it was just twisty and bouncy. We were able to sail all the way to Lake Worth and entered the Lake Worth Inlet at 1:30 pm with the anchor down before 2:00. It was a really brisk, fun sail between a beam reach and a broad reach the whole way. Therapy.
We are at anchor between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, waiting for a weather window to head to Miami. There is a fixed bridge north of Miami that we don't fit under, so the ICW is not an option. We wouldn't do it anyway, because there are something like 22 restricted lift bridges between here and Miami.
We are very much looking forward to seeing family around Christmas time.
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