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18 February 2014 | Dania, Fl
Al
Have finally made it to Dania Beach Florida, it took sixteen days, most of it cold and unpleasant but that trip is over.
I don't know what happen to the posts I made along the way but several posts appear to be missing. So to recap....
After reaching Wrightsville Beach NC on day three I was again forced to wait a day for weather. So day five I went down the Cape Fear River and headed to St Mary's River On the Florida Georgia border. However while the wind was fair the temperatures were not and by 3am I was very cold and having a hard time off it so bailed out for Charleston, SC where I would need to spend and extra day waiting for weather.
After a day in charleston I sailed on to St Mary's River, usually a 24 hr. Sail this time it took 36 hrs in light winds. Highlight off this section was a broken belt on the engine off the Savannah River with ship traffic around!
After a full day in Fernandina Beach I left with a blustery north wind and the promise of freezing temps (ice storm not many miles north of me). Had a fast trip to St Augustine and then several days on the Intercoastal Waterway, each day a bit warmer than the last brought me to Vero Beach and two day sails that were warm and clear with light winds to Fort Lauderdale.
So now we are in Royal Palm Marina on the Dania Cutoff Canal just south of Fort Lauderdale. Hopefully everyone will get settled in soon and we can get on with daily living and enjoy the sun in south Florida!