November 20-26, 2011
We departed Delray Beach Club Marina @ 1036 hrs this morning for Las Olas Marina in Ft Lauderdale. We would like to pick up a mooring ball there. There are eleven bridges to call between on this short distance of 20 miles: just about one bridge every two miles.
In Delray Beach we had a good friend, Dan Morris, drive down from Panama City, FL to help us get everything ready for the Panama trip. He has lots of knowledge concerning boats and their components so it has been invaluable to us. We did lots of shopping for the Panama trip and will continue in Ft. Lauderdale.
We had Thanksgiving Dinner at a Greek Diner in Delray Beach. It wasn't home but it was good. Dan will stay with us for several days until we can supply the boat with spare parts and grub for the trip.
The Wx continues to be blustery with winds out of the NE to E. Since we have been alongside a dock, it's not uncomfortable. We continue preparing the boat. It would have been almost impossible to do all this shopping without Dan's car at hand
We arrived at Las Olas Marina and were all fast at the dock at 1530 hrs. Dan arrived at 1600 hrs. We'll spend the night here and look out for a mooring ball tomorrow. The marina maintains 10 mooring balls that are taken on a "first come, first served" basis. They cost $35 per day which includes a dinghy tie up dock, showers, laundry, TV room and WiFi.
WE have had our Avon inflatable and Yamaha Engine onboard since Lake Michigan. They have never been used! Now we will get both into service. The only way to get from the mooring field to the dock is by boat tender. Every vessel moored here has one.
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