Fort Lauderdale to Miami

We left West Palm Beach yesterday and had to go through 18 or so bridges so it made for a long day.
Pictures soon to come.
The mega yachts are definitely a sight to see along with the mansions along the way. From what we here it just gets more spectacular from here.
We met another couple cruising with their kiddos Martin who just turned 5 and Maeve who is 3. They have been fun to hang with and we are going to try and meet up again soon.
The trip along the outside in the Atlantic today was rough for most of us except Paul. The kids immediately felt better when they were above deck.
South Beach in Miami is something to see.

West Palm Beach, FL

We are at the free dock visiting the town and will anchor out tonight because it is a day use only dock.
We are going past bridge after bridge. It is challenging to time each one correctly but so far we are doing great.
We are enjoying the warmth and having ice cream.

From Jensen Beach to Jupiter Narrows, FL

We finally feel like we are cruising.

No longer in a rush to get south, the weather is fantastic.  The nights are in the high 60's and the days in the high 70's.  The water is starting to look more blue and clear.

Paul has been fishing along the beach and the kids are enjoying the sand cliffs and building sand forts.  The best part for them is watching the waves knock them flat.

We are getting to use one of our Christmas gifts and have picnics on the boat.  We have our big meal mid day and then a smaller meal for dinner.  It saves from doing a lot of dishes and cooking when we are all tired.

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Captain Mama

Guess what is missing from this picture

Samantha lost her first tooth!

Pulling up the anchor at Jensen Beach

Yes! Caught the first fish.

Now catching fish number two just minutes later.

Fish number three.  Wow!  They like this bait.

The fort has been breached.

This fort worked until the tide came in.

Jensen Beach was a bit rough because the anchorage was unprotected from the south winds but Peck Lake near Jupiter Inlet has been smooth and cool.

From Cocoa Beach to Sebastian Inlet, FL

We are traveling along the ICW for a more comfortable ride. We were able to use the genoa to sail with the motor today so we made good time and saved some diesel.
We found a cool park to play at Long Point Park. We used our new dinghy to get over to the park. It is fast!

Heading South Again

For some reason the song "On the road again", by Willie Nelson keeps going on in my head today.
We are heading south and made it to Daytona Beach. Our next destination will be the Keys.
Today was an uneventful smooth sailing day along the ICW.

Happy New Year

New Years Eve we finally left Xynides Boat Yard and are at a mooring at St. Augustine Marina. That night we enjoyed fireworks at the beach with Charlie and Judy.
The next day we got a ride on the free launch over to where we played miniature golf and found lots of cool bugs and lizards along the way.
Samantha and Nicholas also had fun becoming pirates after they searched for treasure at the Pirate Museum.
On the boat we are now making our own electricity with new wind generator.
Yea!
We sold our minivan today and will be on our way soon.