Look See
The wind
shifted to the north and started to blow strong. A strong Nor’easter was
reaching us. We were glad we were far enough south not to experience the cold
while hearing about people in the Northeast digging out from under inches of
snow. We are in a well-protected mooring which makes it a comfortable situation
unlike what we experienced in St. Augustine last winter when the waves really
rocked the boat for 3 days during a winter Nor’easter there.
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| Carla Looking Through The Look-See Bucket |
The primary effect of the Nor’easter is on our plans to head to the Bahamas. It effectively closed the weather window for a passage to West End for this week. North winds on the Gulf Stream make for a very unpleasant and sometimes dangerous ride. It looks like we will be in Florida at least another week. As a result, we will be delayed long enough for Frank and Carol on Hakuna Matata to join us in Fort Lauderdale so we can buddy boat to West End. They are on the Gulf side and it will take them almost a week to get to Fort Lauderdale. We can make it there in three or four days on the ICW if offshore passages don’t appeal to us due to the weather.
Our task
list for the day was finishing the look-see bucket and changing the engine oil
and fuel filters. The look-see bucket allows one to see below the surface of the gin clear waters in the Bahamas (like the floor in a glass-bottomed boat). It is useful for checking the anchor or seeing what lies beneath the boat. Our look-see is made of a plastic bucket, some plexiglass and sealant. Total cost less than $20. A store bought, ready made bucket runs anywhere from $49.95 to $99.95. Of course, they don't look home-made. But ours will work just as well.
We took the bus to get some items we needed: fins for
snorkeling; battery for a clock; milk, bread and cereal. It was a very
efficient and short bus run of just over an hour.
We spent the
evening watching TV and reading.
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