OtherGoose: Monday Dec 7

December 7 Monday

Hoorah! We're in No-Name Harbour! We came all the way down the Ditch, through Miami and it was a very calm, uneventful run until we got to the last bridge and then it poured!!! There was no visibility and we felt our way blindly into No-Name.

The ICW down to Miami is very intriguing and not as scary as everyone predicted. The houses are amazing and the apartment buildings are huge. Any crazy house design can be found here...I don't think there are more than 3 the same. I'd be happy with one of the tiny townhouses that line the canal and have docks in front.

At the Sheridan Bridge, we missed the opening and so we called and told them we would wait until the next opening. As we began circling, we heard the Coast Guard call and ask for a special opening. So the bridge called us to go through the opening at the same time ... yeehaw, we gained a half hour.

We stopped at the dock for the afternoon and went for a walk along the shore. We had a visit from a manatee that was cruising along the wall looking for algae. When he [she] got to our boat he reared up along the back deck catching the fresh water running off from the rain! It was cool!

We went to the restaurant for dinner because we needed to get some heavy food into us so we can sleep early and get up early to cross. The forecast is for 15-20 knot winds and low seas but lots of rain. We are going anyway, I think. If the latest forecast changes we'll stay here another day.

So we expect that tomorrow night we will be in Bimini. If not, we will post but if we are, don't expect to see anything until I get the Bahamas phone activated a couple of days after we get there.

So ttyl

OK Tuesday at 3:00 am Rick was up ;listening to the NOAA weather...still thunderstorms & waterspouts , short period 4-6 ft seas, and North winds so we will wait 'til tomorrow when the front finally moves away. It doesn't look so hot in the Bahamas either...literally...it's 67 in Bimini and 68 in Nassau.

So we will hang out here for the day..Quentin pressing on with his English, Rick checking out small jobs we can do while we wait for tomorrow's improved weather. The other boats in the anchorage, a huge cat name OZ and a big ketch, [can't see the name] are also waiting for weather...I assume, because they are still sitting here and it's already 9 am.

huge manatee