Left Palm Coast Marina on Tuesday March 26th packed and ready to voyage to the Abacos Islands in the Bahamas. It is a very cold start heading down the Intercoastal waterway, 30 degrees on Tues. AM. By the time we hit Ponce de Leon Inlet it only warmed up to the low 60's. Very cold for "us floridian's"! Anchored Tuesday night in Rockhouse Creek near New Smyrna Beach.
Wednesday March 27th started off chilly but not as cold as yesterday. After passing Haulover Canal into the Indian River on the ICW we saw 2 manatees. Tom able to rest as we waited for a bridge near the Kennedy Space Center. We anchored for the night in Cocoa Beach.
Thursday March 28th The temperature is rising yeah! Seeing many dolphins and 1st day we were able to take our sweatshirts off. We passed a boat from CT "Imagine", Tom knew him from the Thames Yacht Club and they had a nice radio chat. South of Sebastian Inlet it became very pretty with the mangroves and eye popping waterfront homes. Enroute to Vero Beach we saw many nesting ospreys also.
We will moor at Vero beach for 2 nights and head to Lake Worth (Palm Beach) to wait for our weather window to cross the gulf stream to the Bahamas.