I have neglected the blog. The last two weeks have been frustrating and long and I have not felt like blogging. I am sorry.
Today we are in a better place in our journey. I will not go into detail now about the last two weeks, but sufficient to say we have had challenges. I will discuss these later.
Today we have left Ft. Lauderdale and the South Branch of the New River for the Delray Beach area. We are at the Delray Harbour Club Marina and will be here for about a month and then we’ll spend a month in Stock Island in the Keys. Then we plan to cross to the Bahamas…….. We will relax and enjoy the time in warm weather. Almost like a vacation.
The trip this morning started about 7:00. Checking weather, engines, fluids, charts, etc. Susan and I pulled away from the dock just before 9:00am. The South Branch of the New River is extremely narrow and winds sharply. The banks of the branch are lined with boats and docks and at times are 50 feet wide at the most. Susan took some pics and I will post them later…..
After about an hour we made our way back to the Intercoastal and started north to Delray Beach. We had to clear 15 bridges today. We lost a lot of time waiting for bridges to open, in fact one was closed from 10:00 to 2:00 today for a parade or something….it was great to get back on the water again.
The Marina at Delray is tight. U shape docks with one way in and one way out. I had to drive into the mess and then back in to a slip. My palms were wet with sweat…..but we did it. There’s a pool, wifi, shopping and eaterys within walking distance….I’m going to the pool tomorrow and sleep…
Back on the water again, feeling good.
