Day 70 - 14 February

More quotes from the log of Windreka: Thursday, 14 February. Temp @ 6:30 AM is 45 degrees. Barometer 2975 rising. Underway @ 7:30 AM. Wind E <7

Lake Worth North is a large anchorage with a depth of 10 to 15 feet. Convenient to dinghy to nearby dock for shopping and sightseeing. There are many interesting boats anchored here and the one we anchored nearest to was a yellow steel boat named Essential Part from Wilmington, Delaware. We didn't see anyone on her until a day or so ago and she was still in the anchorage today.

Tomorrow, we plan to move to an anchorage near the Lake Worth Inlet and head off shore at approximately 10 PM for an overnight crossing of the Gulf Stream and arrival in vicinity of Memory Rock, Bahama Islands at dawn, then on to Great Sales Cay (pronounced "Key") by midafternoon; anchor for night and then on to Walkers Cay to clear through Bahama customs, purchase cruising permit, and become legal visitors to the Bahamas.Our general plan is to move slowly south toward Marsh Harbour in the Abacos, then work our way slowly back to be back in Florida near the end of March. After tomorrow evening, we will be internet deprived and the weblog will be kept offline and uploaded as may be possible

While we may continue to be "hauling for better weather," this week our weather has been considerably better than the freezing rain and bitter cold and wind chill numbers reported to us by family and friends back home. We wish you could all be here with us and we wish we could share some of our "better weather" with you.