Good as New

The hotel has a continental breakfast for it's guests so the gal who signed us in for the marina told us we were included. Not the best we've ever had but the price was right.

True to their word, West Marine had our part by 10:30 am. We rode our bikes to pick it up. Not a bad ride but we had to cross a bridge over the ICW. It's better for old folks like us to push the bike up the steep side and ride it down the other.

After lunch when we got back to the boat it didn't take 5 minutes to put the lever on and we were ready to ride. The trick was how to get the boat out of the slip with a very strong current and wind blowing us sideways. A couple of the guys working there used our lines to get us out without hitting any of those million dollar yachts.

Since it was already 2 pm we backtracked a couple of miles to an anchorage. We needed the practice anyway using the new anchor and windlass that we've added since we left home. Phil did a great job getting it set on the first try. The boat ran as good as new when we made this short run. Tomorrow will be the real test.

We're in a small lake right off the ICW and here's a picture of one of the houses. Eleven thousand square feet with a price tag of 2.7 mil. Maybe in our next life.

The chef tells me that dinner is ready...tuna salad, sliced tomatoes and crackers.