Friday, January 8, 2010

January 7th........ah, we are off the dock!




It sure takes a lot more time getting this boat ready when it is cold. But we are off and running, yesterday we left the dock and headed out. It is an 8 mile motor to get out of the canal and we held our breath getting out of the lock but by sunset we pulled up to Cayo Costa for a night on the outside and our best sunset of this winter (ok, our first). The next morning we went inside for a secure anchorage for the upcoming northerly that is coming in this weekend. Of course our 24 inch draft helped out nicely and we are sitting in 4 feet of water with sand under our bottom.

Forecast tomorrow..........more cold!! Guess we'll stay put for a day or so.

PS: those are White Pelicans and they are HUGE!!

4 comments:

Trimaran Kimosabi said...
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Trimaran Kimosabi said...

Nice lock- I'd pictured a crusty old thing... Hope to pass through it by Jan. 21. We'll be chasing you!!

Dream Chaser said...

Nice sunset! Rates up there with ones from the "island"
just got done cleaning the snow off the boat cover
Stay warm!

Jon and Arline Libby said...

Hope its not to cold there for you guy's, looks like we will bring some warmer weather with us so just hang on a few days. We figure Kasidah should be in Stuart by next weekend and just in time for some 70s.Have fun and hope to see you some where warm:)