Rock and Roll!!

Wow what a day of wind.. The wind really came up last night 15 – 20 with gusts to 25kts. We rocked a bit in that Hobe Sound Anchorage. This morning when we left the sky was very hazy. Hobe Sound is just a stones throw from the Atlantic and the wind was blowing beach sand and spray from the ocean. The boat handled well but some gusts did heel us a bit and we had NO sail out. We were also the only boat moving for about 2 hours..

Once w turned at the Jupiter Inlet and went inland a bit the wind and haze settled down.

But boy bridges!! We only had to go 14 miles today but had to negotiate 6 bridges – 2 on demand and the rest on schedule. It took nearly 4 hours to go 14 miles.

The anchorage here at North Lake Worth is very crowded today. It took us about 30 minutes of riding around before I set the hook and it is ok – but?? We will see when the wind changes direction which shouldn’t be until Friday. Now some storms on Thursday may also have a say in the wind direction. I might have to set a second anchor to control my swing.

Several boats from Vero are here – my Guru Diva for one. We will probably just follow their lead over to the Abacos or down to Miami. Carl is a very conservative cruiser and his wife Debbie has very specific conditions for a crossing. For instance I asked Carl the other day what conditions he preferred for a crossing and Debbie jumped in and said FF is the only way – F—king Flat!!

It has been blowing here all day 15 - 20 SE which is the longest fetch for our position but it is not too uncomfortable – just a bit of Rock and Roll. It may lay down some tonight but will be back tomorrow.

We made one quick trip to the Publix here today and Karen was not impressed with the hill climb and the sand spit to land the dinghy at – but hey it is free to anchor here.. Because of the wind I did not want to leave the boat too long so we will do Chinese Buffet here tomorrow. Then I’ll cut Karen loose to browses the shops here – more than you shake a stick at.

Ohhh the last picture of the anchorage is supposedly Jack Nicholas’ home and boat(s).