On the Move

We left Vero Beach on Tuesday with a wind advisory. A wind advisory means that there are 20 knot winds steadily with gusts into the 30s and 40s. Sometimes we are just stupid. Okay, well maybe, sometimes we just don't make good decisions. In the morning the wind was blowing 20 knots steady on the nose. By mid morning they started to increase to 30. We were in the ICW so it wasn't a huge deal. However, it was freezing out and the waves were washing over the the boat like crazy. The boat got covered in salt. We ended up anchoring at Eau Gallie bridge - which is the same as Melbourne, FL. Steve was very annoyed that we decided to leave today, but felt just a little pressured by Michele because she wanted to meet her sister in St. Augustine by Thursday - which isn't going to happen anyway. By the time we anchored last night the wind calmed down, and we had a very relaxing evening. In addition to trying to make it to St. Augustines, we also thought that we needed to be above Cape Hatteras by May 1st. Turns out it isn't until June 1st. We have plenty of time - except we have to get our dogs (well, correction - Michele has to get her dog Chuey).

This morning we left Melbourne and did about 50 miles to the Mosquito Lagoon. Michele thought that today was Tuesday and that we still had plenty of time to make it to St. Augustines by Thursday. However, it is already Wednesday and there is no possible way that we would make it there by Thursday. In addition, after talking to Beth, she wouldn't be able to get to St. Augustine's by Thursday either (as Nathan, Michele's nephew, is in a baseball tournament until Friday). So now we can take our time to get to St. As. The kids are on spring break anyway and after Easter, Beth can drive to St. As and meet us there whenever. There is no longer a huge rush. Tonight we are anchored just out of the channel of the ICW in 7 feet of water. Today was a beautiful day - especially compared to yesterday. We went past Cape Canaveral and Titusville - where we spent a week and a half last December. Well, actually the boat spent that much time in Titusville while we went to the West Coast of Florida. December in Titusville was also the last time we saw our friends Dennis and Trudy from Rapscallion II. After leaving Titusville, they went straight to Miami, then to Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico and now they are in the Spanish Carribean Island of Calebra. (They are on a 4-year cruising plan.)

We plan to be in Daytona by tomorrow. Here we need to fuel up and get water. We are also hoping to hook up with Ray and Helen from Rigamarole. We met them on the way down in the fall. They are friends of David and Barbara Frost (from NEB in RI) who told us to look out for them. We ended up seeing them several times before actually talking to them in Solomons in the Chesapeake. They winter in Daytona and are also heading back north at the end of April. Hopefully, we can meet up with them while in Daytona. Well that's it for now. Hope all is well with our friends and family and fellow cruisers.