We are now sitting at anchor in Miami on the inside of South Beach and will stay here until we get a weather window to sail to the Bahamas. Right now it is looking like Fri/Sat the 11th of March. This is quite typical as the frontal systems that provide safe winds to sail east to the Bahamas come through about every 7-10 days. We found a good place to get on wifi and grab a coffee at Whole Foods near where we can land the dinghy. Sue also found a Trader Joe nearby. Yesterday was a 10mile walk along the beach walkway.
We found a place to get our COVID tests here which we need before we can apply for our Bahamas Cruising Permit. You are required to provide them a negative test taken within 72hrs of arriving so we will get our tests next Wednesday, then get on Internet to complete our Cruising Permit forms, then hopefully depart on Fri and arrive at Nassau on Sat. That's based on todays wind forecast for the next 10 days which are rarely accurate beyond 72hrs - but that's typical and we are always flexible. We'll see. Meanwhile, its 78 degrees during the day and low 70s at night. We had a light shower the night after arriving which washed the salt of the boat. All systems are operating properly on the boat and we are enjoying our time here.
