(Friday April 15 – Dist: 53.0 mi; Avg Speed: 9.0 mph; TTT: 5:55 hrs)
St. Augustine is the oldest city in America, if you do not count the American Indians. The old downtown is restored or kept beautifully. The architecture is amazing with …
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Halifax River Yacht Club, Daytona Beach, FL
(Wed April 13 – Dist: 48.6 mi; Avg Speed: 7.8 mph; TTT: 6:10 hrs)
We needed a couple of extra days in Titusville to do some mundane tasks like laundry and getting the boat bottom cleaned. I was pleased, especially after hearing that another boa…
NASA – The Kennedy Space Center
Sunday April 10, 2011
Can you believe that I cannot sit in the back seat of a car yet experiencing weightlessness was not a problem what-so-ever. It was a hoot.
Linda and I spent the whole day here and enjoyed it immensely. It is very well…
Titusville, FL
Friday April 8 – Dist: 68.1 mi; Avg Speed: 10.2 mph; TTT: 6:40 hrs)
It was a perfect day for cruising up the ICW. The winds were calm in the morning and as it started getting warmer a slight breeze came up. We were expecting a fairly long …
Jones Fruit Dock
(Thursday April 7 – Dist: 49.6 mi; Avg Speed: 8.7 mph; TTT: 5:50 hrs)
Jones Fruit Dock was owned by an elderly gentleman who ran a fruit stand so boaters could get fresh fruit while on the water. He allowed boats to overnight with little or no a…
Stuart FL
(Monday April 4 – Dist: 38.0 mi; Avg Speed: 8.3 mph; TTT: 4:25 hrs)
Greg Norman’s place on Jupiter Island. Our travels from Riviera Beach to Stuart on the ICW took us by numerous homes of the rich and famous. Fortunately for us Rick a frie…
Back in the U S of A
The last 3 remaining boats from the “A” Team, (ie. Finally, Rho-Jo, and Q’s End) were dubbed the “Three Stooges” but the others. We had studied the weather, especially the wind and the waves, and decided that Saturday was an excellent day… the winds were forecast to be 2-6 knots from the east and south-east….good for us.
Old Bahama Bay Resort
(Saturday March 26 – Dist: 56.0; Avg Speed: 9.2 mph; TTT: 6:05 hrs)
Life here at the resort is tough…so many things to do. Here the gang had just completed a snorkeling session on the small reef just off this beach. Beautifully colored f…
Anchorage at Great Sale Cay
(Friday March 25 – Dist: 51.5 mi; Avg Speed: 9.2 mph; TTT: 5:40 hrs)
The self named, “3 Putz’s”, caught up to us, the 5 Amigos, as we were leaving Spanish Cay so the “A” Team was together once again. The trip was a little rough in the begin…
Safe Harbour in Spanish Cay
(Thurs March 24 – Dist: 22.7 mi; Avg Speed: 7.3 mph; TTT: 3:00 hrs)
The 5 Amigos broke camp and started heading for another anchorage called Great Sale. The wind was up a little and was shifting around the clock as it often does here in this pa…
