Here at Last!

We left very early yesterday morning, about 7am and arrived here at the West End of the Grand Bahama Island abut 11:30am. The ride was rougher than we had anticipated. The waves were in the 4 – 6 range, mostly choppy but as we got about half way across the chop became more like big swells. Poor Misty did not like it at all! She stayed hungered down on the settee with a pillow on her head.
We cleared customs and are now flying the Bahamian flag as required. Today we are going to head out further east to the Great Sale Cay and anchor out. We are both getting a little tired of moving around and are looking forward to some ‘down’ time.

Here We Go!

We have been in Lake Worth the last 2 nights which is in North Palm Beach, FL. The weather has been delightful. We saw some beautiful homes on the water as we cruised the InterCoastal. What a truly beautiful place this is. No wonder so many people want to live here. We took a walk yesterday, got our hair cut, picked up a few groceries (Jerry needed Smoked Salmon and I was out of Ben and Jerry’s). We are hopeful to leave in the morning. We have found a few other boats and are all anchored out. The decision to ‘go or no go’ will be made at 6:30am. Jerry will wake me if ‘go’, or I will sleep in if ‘no go’.

Getting Closer

We spent the night here in Ft. Pierce at the City Marina. We had a delightful dinner in town and walked around looking at all the motorcycles, it was ‘biker’s night’. There must have been 2000 bikes. The street was blocked off – mini bars set up in several locations, a full band playing, what a sight!
Ft. Pierce is also an inlet to the ocean and some folks do leave from here for the Bahamas, but we had always planned on leaving from Lake Worth, so we are on our way there today. The weather across the Gulf Stream is not very good today and may not be tomorrow…………..Jerry’s weather program, WX, has been very helpful and we have had good luck with our Cingular card for the computer.
We have finally gotten into some warmer weather, highs in the 70s, at last.

On the Water Again

We were dropped in the water on Monday morning and everything on the boat works fine. We anchored out Monday night on the Pine Island Creek. Yesterday, we put in a long day picking our way through some very shallow areas. Ending up at the Smyrna Yacht Club, a very nice facility. We are just about ready to shove off this morning.

It Ain't Ready Til Its Ready

And It Ain't Ready! We are hopeful to be back on the water Monday. We are a little frustrated, but the Tiger Point Marina has been doing a very nice job. The boat looks like new. We have gotten to know Amelia Island very well. It is a very nice place. And the Fernandina Historic District is crowded with fine restaurants and fun shopping. Tomorrow we repack the boat and get ready to 'float'.

Almost - - - Ready to Go

According to Tiger River Marina and Boatyard Red e Tug o should be finished on Friday. We have used the time to get her all cleaned and waxed, she is looking great.
It sure has been comfortable to stay in this condo, but we are looking forward to getting on our way again. One of the other 'tugs' that we were to meet in Lake Worth, FL was also delayed so we are hopeful to still be able to travel with another boat.

Taking it easy

Well at the Super Bowl get together we meet a guy - Charlie - who has a 3 bedroom condo on the beach at Amelia Island - he is allowing us to use it while the boat is being repaired. It is much better than being in a hotel. We also rented a car and are getting to know the Island here.
A boat surveyor checked out the repairs needed yesterday and the boatyard will begin work today. The weather finally warmed up a little to 70 degrees and for the next few days.
That's it for now!

A Thousand Words

Well we did it! And we want all the awards………Bent Prop, Skunk, rubber chicken, etc.
We are spending the next week here on Amelia Island in the Fernandina Historic District while our ‘home away from home’ is in the boat yard. She is getting some damage repaired to her bottom. We were going to have the bottom painted anyway while we were in the Bahamas, so it is just being done a little early.
We missed the channel to go from St. Simon’s to Jekyll Island so Jerry and I looked carefully and decided we could just enter the channel after the first marker………WRONG……… There was a rock jetty completely hidden by the tide. By the time the Boat US arrived to pull us off, the tide was already going out and it was decided to wait until the evening high tide, which we did and she floated off.
We are in a nice bed and breakfast here in Fernandina. We even get the use of mopeds if we want them but the weather is still kinda chilly but sunny today. We are going downstairs to the restaurant/bar area to watch the Super Bowl Game.