Anchored off Plantation Harbor Marina, Islamorada. FL
Day 44. Jan 30. 2017
We were aground over night. The wind calmed during the night and the day dawned calm and sunny. At 12noon Tow Boat US came back, about 22 hours after we went aground and pulled us off easily. The man said it was a lot easier when he was not fighting 30kt winds. We motored about a mile to just outside a marina and dropped anchor in 6 ft. It sure felt good not to be stuck on a sand bar. The afternoon stayed fairly calm but after dark the wind kicked up again, only in the teens not 30+. Our snubber was not rigged just right and we got a lot of jerking. Just recently got a new rig that is very different from what we usually used. The freezer condenser seems happy again and is keeping the temp down where it belongs. I think being keel cooled having the keel in the sand caused the problem, but that is just a guess based on what was going on when it seemed to give out on us. Between the sun and the wind the batteries have stayed charged nicely so all is working fine.
Day 45. Jan 31 2017 Plantation Harbor Marina. at anchor
Last night was a little bouncy but nothing too bad. Sunny but chilly even under the canvas sunroom until afternoon when it got comfortable. I had on sweat pants and Lee wore jeans so you know it was cool. We did next to nothing except a little more detail planning on crossing the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas Banks. We are hoping to be able to go across in the next week to 10 days. It is never cold in the Exumas. We talked to our house sitters today and she got bitten by a friends dog. It was bad enough to need stitches. Can not imagine that, she loves dogs and could not have done anything to justify a dog doing that. It was a German Shepard, maybe it is just bred into them to be vicious. I know lots of people say that is bullcrap but I would never want a doberman or pit bull or any dog known for aggression. Think we will leave here soon to get our last minute provisions buttoned down and get set to take off when everything weather wise is a GO.
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