Surf & Turf Retirement Adventures

Category: Float Plan

Travel day Dec. 12, 23 (Staniel Cay to George Town) Travel day #47

Scott here. This has been our destination from the start. Christmas in the Bahamas with all three kids and six grandkids. They will be in their Airbnb next week. We are so excited. As you may know the weather will really suck for the next 5-7 days. At least for traveling on a boat. So,…

December 15, 2023
Travel day Dec. 11, 23 (Hawksbill Island to Staniel Cay) Travel day #46

Scott here. The weather looks so much better today. Forecast at 13-15 mph with 2′ waves. After sitting at a beautiful island for a couple of days I guess it is time to go. It should be noted we didn’t go swimming due to the waves, wind, and current. Except for that time when I…

December 11, 2023
Travel Day Dec. 7, 2023 (Chub Cay to Nassau) Travel day #44

We did not plan on traveling today, but the weather was the best it was going to be for a few days so we decided it was time to go. I am doing this off line so bear we me. Initial PlanDate: December 7, 2023Nebo Link: Click hereCrew: Captain Scott, 1st Mate Rita, & K9 JazzyStart…

December 8, 2023
Travel Day Dec. 5, 23 (Bimini to Chub Cay) Travel Day #43

Scott plans to travel nearly 100 miles east southeast into the Bahamas. The day will start early to accommodate Jazzy’s walk before departure. Scott and Rita explored Bimini and discovered a distinctive establishment with multiple businesses. The journey, conducted by Scott, Rita, and Jazzy, will take almost 11 hours with a potential hazard of missing…

December 7, 2023
Travel Day Dec. 3, 23 (Fort Lauderdale to Bimini, Bahamas) Travel Day #42

Scott has informed that the Nebo device won’t work immediately in the Bahamas for tracking their location, so they’ve bought a Spot device for satellite tracking every 2.5 minutes. Limited posts are expected due to restricted WiFi availability, but satellite text messaging is possible. Their initial plan involves a 59.5 miles journey with weather forecasts…

December 4, 2023
Travel day Dec 3, 23 (West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale) Travel day #41

Scott here. West Palm Beach has been a wonderful. We could spend more time here as well. But, we need to move. Hopefully we can take off before 7:30 am. Don’t know how the bridges are and we have a lot of them we need to have opened. I would like to get to our…

December 3, 2023
Travel Day Nov. 30, 23 (Jupiter to West Palm Beach) Travel Day #40

Scott here! It has taken 40 travel days to get to West Palm Beach. Sounds like a lot but we have gone way to fast and missed a lot to get there that quickly. We will need to do this again to see everything we missed! Right Rita?!? We might try to cross over to…

November 30, 2023
Travel Day Nov. 28, 23 (Stuart ->Stuart–>Jupiter) Travel Day # 38

On November 28, 2023, Scott and his team started their 38th day of travel, embarking on a two-part journey from Stuart at Safe Harbor Harborage Yacht to Jupiter, via Stuart City docks. After an incident involving a broken freshwater regulator and vacu-flush toilet, help was called in to fix the issues and parts set for…

November 28, 2023
Travel Day Nov. 22, 23 (Clewiston to Stuart) Travel Day #36

Scott here. Today we will go from Clewiston to Stuart and finally be at the Atlantic Ocean, although we won’t get close enough to see the Atlantic yet. Our hope is to go to the Pendarvis Cove anchorage. Close to everything in downtown Stuart with a park and dinghy dock. Today we will have three…

November 22, 2023
Travel Day Nov 21, 23 (LaBelle to Clewiston) Travel Day # 35

Scott here. LaBelle was a cute little town. Nice dock at a park for us to take Jazzy for a walk and a coffee shop for Rita to get a cup of joe this morning! Today will be a shorter day. But we will have to deal with three locks (one by choice.) Initial PlanDate:…

November 21, 2023