Today: 58 miles, 9 hours, ICW
St. M 1463.6
Total: 1500.2 miles, 248.87
hours
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| SV TABLE FOR TWO against the sunrise |
Thursday, 3/8 – We knew it was
going to be another long day. We were up
for sunrise. As I was taking a photo,
Steve and another boat pulled anchor and headed out. We were underway at 7:35,
once Bailey and the dinghy were taken care of.
One thing
different today was the amount of traffic. We must have been passed by 6 sailboats and
10 power boats of varying sizes, all southbound.
Pete spent most
of the morning on a conference call, with his office in the cockpit. Even
though the ESE winds of 14-18 were favorable, we motored.
While at the
helm, I saw a 15" fish jump around 25 feet right alongside of the boat. Later Pete saw the same type of fish do the same
thing.
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| Miami skyline with Biscayne Light |
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| Corrosion & rust are taking its toll! |
As we were
traveling through Stiltsville, I realized that this is the first time we have
seen them in the afternoon sun. They
were more interesting in this light.
Last year, Pete came through he around 10 pm and there was a party at
one of the homes. They actually spotted
him with a light as he had stopped to try to see if he missed one of the
channel markets. He didn’t. It was and
still is missing.
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| Stiltsville in great light |
This is Miami
Race Week and there were about 100 boats of varying sizes racing in Biscayne
Bay. There was also a small speed boat
on the flats just SE of Stiltsville, working with 6 or 8 people Para Kiting. We also saw a few Hobie Cats and 2 large
catamarans out with a full boat load of tourists. It was fun to watch various boats coming and going
through Biscayne Bay.
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| Miami Race Week |
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| Kite Boarding school |
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| All types of boats |
We were able to
drop anchor around 5 just south of the Rickenbacker Bridge. We wanted to be protected from the 20+ mph
winds due to arrive after midnight. It also makes taking Bailey to shore at
night easier.
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| Sunset followed by a surprise fireworks display |
After dinner we
were watching TV, when the water pump started working on its own. We quickly started to check for a leak. We found it in the transom, but couldn’t ID
the culprit. Pete used the water
manifold to isolate and identify the problem coming from the water heater. Pete has been concerned for over a year as
the water heater is as old as the boat, 15 years, and is also a bear to
replace. We will investigate further
once we are at Riviera.
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| Twilight is beautiful |
Speaking of
Riviera, Pete called and was able to get the last slip in the marina! We were able to book through Thursday
only. Hopefully, we will be able to get
it fixed by then. I really don’t like
cold showers. Thank heavens for the
showers at the marina, even if it is not as wonderful as others we have seen.
Friday, 3/9 - Due to poor wind
conditions on the outside, we decided to spend Friday at anchor here in Miami.
The winds arrived around 2 am, as predicted, but the rains split around us.
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| Pete had to chase his clogs, which got knocked overboard by waves |
Pete spent most
of the day working while I read. When Pete
took Bailey to shore, he introduced her to coconuts. Boy, does she love to pull apart the
husks. She was so proud to bring it
on board, but, duh! what a mess she made in the cockpit!
~ ~ ~ /) ~ ~ K & P
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