Crossin' over
05 March 2009 | Vero Beach, FL
Rod and Lyn
We left Great Sale Cay at Midnight on Feb. 27, 2009. We motored across the Little Bahama Bank in the dark and reached the outer banks at 8:00 am. Had bit of a scare, something below the water hit our propellor, we checked the shaft in the aft cabin and about 10 minutes later something again hit. We had 15 to 20 knots of East wind, but it would have taken forever if we had to just sail. As it was, we arrived at Fort Pierce, FL at 6:00 PM, 18 hours acrossing was enough, thank you!!
We stayed at the Pelican Yacht Club and had dinner at their "Escape Hatch Lounge," excellent service, fancy even in our shorts and T-shirts. Spotted a night heron on the dock, and left the next morning for Vero Beach. Temps are constantly up and down even here in the states. Planning on renting a car and heading for Tampa Bay.