Thursday, November 17, 2011

Enjoying Florida

Hi, Rick here.  Cliff is busy working on the boat, so I'm writing this entry.  He'll fill you in on the trip from the Carolinas down to Florida at some point, but right now he's tied up here in Satellite Beach, FL. 

He sailed up the Banana River to our canal, where we escorted him past the manatees to our home.

He tied up at the neighbors dock (since we lowered our dock down recently to accommodate kayaks).  We've made two trips to the local West Marine store (it seems Cliff always needs to fix something on Navigator).  But he's smiling again (at least as of an hour ago).

Navigator sets off south again on Saturday, heading down the Intracoastal Waterway.  The crossing from Florida to the Bahamas may come as early as Thanksgiving Day (seas permitting, of course).