01/29/2008, West Palm Beach Florida
We finally made it to South Florida and are having a great time. The houses along the intracoastal waterway are not to be believed.... Some of the largest sprawling houses we have ever seen! We have watched the manatees and dolphins play almost every day and that has really been relaxing. We have only been able to travel every couple of days due to the weather patterns. Hopefully that will change the further south we go. We have strong cold fronts every several days (cold is 60 degrees, but the winds associated are very high and make travel difficult. When the winds blow, we find an anchorage and sit tight it passes. We should leave West Palm Beach in a day or so and will continue down the ICW to Fort Lauderdale. Our refrigerator went on the blink so we have a repair man coming sometime today. We will have to restock today and then we hope to be on our way. More to come!
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Give a wave as you head down the ICW into Hollywood, past Hallendale Blvd...my grandparents used to live in Trafalger Towers right on the ICW, we made many a visit there and watched those sprawling houses get built through the 70's and 80's. We miss you and hope all is well!
Lori
01/21/2008, Melbourne Florida
We have spent the last month at a Marina in Merritt Island. During which time we spent on the Brightwork. We also painted the cockpit. She is looking very spiffy. We spent time as well playing with our families and it was great to see everyone.
We are currently anchored at Dragon Point and have been for the past 3 days. We had a strong Cold Front push through which had some pretty hefty winds ( 45mph ) with better gusts. It appears that this time of year in Central Florida colds fronts move through regularly with great weather in between. While at anchor, we have enjoyed the daily dolphin show. We have never seen anything like it. It is almost like being at a marine park with them jumping completely out of the water daily. It looks like we will leave in the morning for Ft. Peirce so stay tuned for more. Destination still the keys at this point.
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It looks like you're having a great time in FL!
Patrick we sincerely miss you here at VO. It puts my mind at ease to see you having a great time and I hope you continue to "live the dream"!
Play with the dolpins for all of us. :)
You are never far from our minds and hearts....
Thanks for keeping the blog.
12/22/2007, Merritt Island
We decided the ICW was the best route for this leg, due to fronts passing. The water was shallow again, but navigable. The current weather patterns are a cold front every 4 days, however, we are having cool nights and warm days. We are currently at a marina in Merritt Island for several weeks before heading further south. We are enjoying family and friends for several weeks here. We are just a couple of miles from the Cape Canaveral and watched a rocket being launched the other day. Hopefully, the shuttle will go as scheduled on January 10th, that will be a highlight! More to come.
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