We arrived in Miami just after noon today, 14 days after departing Dare Marina, Yorktown., with a couple days to spare before we depart on Saturday to drive back home in just over 14 hours.
We left Fort Pierce last evening just before sunset to make the 16 hour "drive" down to Miami. Since there was little wind (and little waves) it was a comfortable motor trip down the coastline about 125 miles.
Sunrise on Wednesday found us making good time towards Miami. Initially we had a strong headcurrent, the edge of the Gulf Stream, holding us up but we continued to close in closer to shore, eventually transiting about half a mile off the beach in 45ft of water and actually picked up a counter current that helped push us along. A few sprinkles from showers in the morning but no problem with our enclosure.
Miami Vice may be off the air but, muscle boats continue to thrive in Miami. Everyone seems to go full speed in the Miami waters. First time I had to check my rear view mirrors before making a maneuver in our sailboat.
Sue spotted this guy as we made our turn to the south of Miami along the channel to Biscayne Bay.
We have never blown on one of these shells before, just the conch shells. Will have to pick up a couple of these in the Bahamas and check them out for horns.
By two o'clock we were on our mooring ball at Dinner Key in Biscayne Bay looking back at Miami in the distance.
We will stay here at Dinner Key near Coral Gables for couple days. Some friends are already here and we will get to spend time with them tomorrow. They have a great dog friendly shuttle here so Sue and Genny have already made arrangements to be on the first shuttle in the AM to get out and stretch their legs. We will move the boat over to Crandon Park Marina to leave for next week.
Back to work in DC for a week, then back to the boat and off to the Bahamas.
Was a very successful first leg to the trip. No boat problems and an on-time arrival.
