Tuesday, March 5th
We checked out to leave the marina and found we had over stayed our welcome. We had to pay an additional $80. It seems you can only stay 1 week on a reciprocal agreement, good to know if you are staying at Loggerhead Marinas. We had three bridges to go through to get to Port Everglades which is the Ft. Lauderdale shipping basin. While next to a huge cargo ship, the kind that bring all the stuff from China to Wal Mart, some grinding noise comes up from the engine. Bob puts Altair in neutral and the noise is not as loud but down below, it is definitely still there. After turning off the engine and opening the compartment, there is a burning smell. Bob calls Boat US for a tow in order to get us to some marina for repairs. We are drifting next to the cargo ship which is ready to disembark; I didn't think to take a picture. We are in 40 feet of water and plan to drift to the side of the ICW to put down anchor (hopefully it won't be too shallow). It will be an hour for the tow. Bob thinks it may have been the compressor that runs the fridge (engine driven) that may have burned up. Yep, sure enough, we cut off the compressor and the engine is fine. We knew we needed a new refrigerator system anyway, so all is well and we're off again.

We motor / sail offshore but can always see land. The water is deep, beautiful blue, and it's perfect weather. Saw groups of flying fish. They look like flocks of white birds. We anchor off Peanut Island, just inside the Lake Worth Inlet around 6 PM and get the dinghy in the water to take Jambo ashore. After dinner, a game of cribbage, and checking the lines, we are done for the day.