Lake Worth Just north of West Palm Beach FL
We made it through our umpteen bridges. Got to wait on some of them which is always a pain in the neck. It was overcast and threatening rain off and on all morning, with periodic sprinkles. Just as we were approaching West Palm the radar showed a heavy shower was coming any minute so we decided to anchor just short of downtown West Palm rather than try to do the anchoring in a strong wind and pouring rain. We did set anchor in the rain but the hardest hit after I got back in the cockpit and under the canvas. Lots of boats anchored here today. Bet the downtown anchorage is really crowded, a weekend is always busier.
The coast guard gave a warning on the vhf radio that trying to cross the gulf stream this week end was not a good idea. As the front moves across they expect 18ft waves and high winds from the north. No way we would do that. Looks like we won't go further than 40 or so miles further south for 5 to 7 days. We have to go off shore because of a low fixed bridge between Ft Lauderdale and Miami and the conditions are going to be too bad for several day.
West Palm can be a nice place to spend a few days killing time except for no access to fresh water or laundromat. (unless you pay for a long taxi ride to the laundromat, been there done that)
Last night the no see ums ate me up. I scratched half the night and a lot of today. Even Lee who usually is not too tasty to bugs had several bites. Mosquitoes and no see ums are the bane of warm weather cruising. I take allergy meds which I think helps just a little bit with the itching but who knows.
Stay tuned for the next chapter......
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