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N 29′ 52.650′/W 081 18.720′ Anchored inside Matanzas Inlet to the Atlantic 100 yds. from Fort Matanzas After a good night’s sleep we departed Titusville at 7:30 a.m. and ate breakfast underway.  It has been a beautiful day and we are overwelmed by all the beauty that God has provided for us today.  Our goal […]

N 28* 37.27′/ W 080* 47.86′ Titusville Municipal Marina, Fl Left Patrick AFB Marina 11:15 a.m. and arrived at Titusville at 4:15.  We had to backtrack south on the Banana River a few miles.  Along the way we had to follow directions from a friend who made this trip previously and took specific notes such […]

Patrick Airforce Base Marina — Day three…The temperature was cooler today thanks to a good dose of rain and wind ahead of a cold front.  But we didn’t mind it at all.  It made for nice sleeping weather last night with all port holes and hatches open.  There’s something about a flow of fresh air […]

Patrick AFB Marina near Melbourne, Fl.  Nasty weather day with heavy rain and strong gusty winds.  We ate breakfast and lunch aboard, but after the rain subsided we went to the base mess hall which is called the Riverside Dining Facility for dinner.   It’s run by ARA and not military cooks; not M’s homecooking.  It overlooks […]

Patrick AFB Marina, Fl Very windy today.  Whitecaps out on Banana River and palm trees swaying to and fro.  We’re glad we’re not tugging today.  There’s a Riverside Dining Facility that we can dine on military fare at discounted prices.  Many other military bases like Norfolk, Quantico and the Groton sub base have eliminated the […]

N 28’24.500′/W 080′ 36.000′ Left Sabastian Inlet Marina at 8:25 heading north.  Sunny, winds 17 knots from the North with a light chop.  Another God blessed day! We are docked at Patrick AFB Marina on the Banana River off the ICW.  This is a very lovely marina protected from any rough waters.  We are thankful for […]

N 27′ 52.164′/W 080′ 29.652′ — We are at the Sebastian Inlet Marina where we stayed on our trip south on 11/24/10.  It feels good to retrace our path and know we are getting closer each day to CT.  Today we visited the Farmer’s Market at Fort Pierce marina before departing north.  Michelle could have stayed […]

N 27′ 28.217′/ W 080′ 19. 550′ – We were spared any inclement weather other than some distant lightening and wind through the night.   It was a smooth departure from Indiantown with a turtle popping his head out of the water who was smiling at us.   The skies were cloudy and the St. Lucie canal was very […]

Still at Indiantown Marina.  We had a severe weather & tornado watch from 11a.m. to 4p.m. so we stayed put.  I jogged into town to see what there was, but there wasn’t much but enough for cruisers  to find provisions.  A library, gas station, bank, pharmacy, mexican restaurants, p.o., car wash and a convenience store.  […]

N 27′ 05.650′/ W 080′ 17.819′– We left a very quiet “free” dock at the town boat launch (mile marker 103) just west of the bridge in LaBelle right on the Okeechobee waterway 8:15 a.m.  While there, we experienced a mild thunderstorm last night which cooled temperatures for a comfortable night’s sleep.  When we awoke we […]