12/16 s/v Trouble Update: It’s been almost a week since I left Florida. This island is very quiet and not much is happening. I biked around the island a bit one day and have been taking the dinghy out in excursions near the harbor. There is a sunken DC3 that was loaded with marijuana in …
Arrived in Great Harbour Cay
12/11 s/v Trouble Update: I Arrived in Great Harbour Cay (pronounced “Key”) at about 10:30 am. The morning was beautiful with the wind on the nose and building to about 20knots. I had positioned the boat that night so I would have a good sail straight to Great Harbour Cay. After coffee and clearing the …
Crossing The Gulf Stream
12/10 s/v Trouble Update: I left Ft Lauderdale uneventfully. Well almost. As I was waiting for the bridge to open I was trying to keep the boat in the middle of the channel and stow all the fenders and clean up the deck. There was a current so I’d periodically go back to the helm …
Depart Las Olas Marina
12/09 s/v Trouble Update: Well, I’ve got everything done here in Ft Lauderdale and will be heading to the Bahamas tomorrow (12/10). I did my Covid test and have an approved health travel visa to enter the Bahamas. My Float Plan: Depart Las Olas Marina at about 8 pm (12/10) and head to the Northern …
Back In Ft Lauderdale
12/1 s/v Trouble Update: I enjoyed Palm Springs Anchorage. It was a quiet, nice grocery store and I felt comfortable. I guess I’m used to affluence too much. On the move today to Ft Lauderdale. I guess I can call it my last home, as I lived there for a year. Never felt comfortable though. …