Long Crossing
03 April 2014 | Fort Pierce, Florida
Beverly/sunny and cool
Goodbye again Bahamas! (This is the entrance/exit to White Sound in Green Turtle Cay.)
As you can see, we are back in Florida. We left Green Turtle Club marina at 9 am, traveled west across the Little Bahama Bank (past Great Sale Cay), crossed into the Atlantic and the Gulf Stream, and arrived in Fort Pierce at 7 pm the next evening. It was a long (about 165 miles), but thankfully uneventful 34 hours. We did mostly 2 hour shifts, although towards the end when we were really tired they got shorter. The weather was as predicted, which meant seas were fairly settled (following seas on the banks and just long swells in the ocean). The wind helped us quite a bit at the beginning but nearly died out later, which slowed us down. Of course, that meant we didn't arrive at Fort Pierce inlet at slack tide, so the trip in through the jetties was a little tense (wind and waves on the beam). Still, our boat performed well and we arrived safely at Harbortown Marina, where we were able to rest, rent a car, and check in. We also ran errands so we're now in good shape to continue our trip.