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Travel Day #34 stats
Scott here. It was a boring day today. It was foggy after we left our anchorage. I knew it was hazy, but it turned into thick fog in no time. FL boaters don’t seem to be the most patient or smart ones out there. They are going way to fast in the fog and you Read more
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Travel day Nov. 20, 23 (St James City to LaBelle) TRAVEL DAY #34
Scott here. Today we will start our trek across FL to the Atlantic Ocean. We will go from San Carlos Bay (where we are anchored near St. James City) to the Caloosahatchee River where we will find LaBelle. But, we will stop for some go-go juice and H2O in Ft. Meyers on the way. H2O Read more
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Travel Day #33 stats
Scott here! Long day is over! We have had longer, but we had one major challenge. Let’s start with how the planning went. Plan v ACTUALStart at: 7:00 am ACTUAL 7:05 AMEnd at: 6:00 pm ACTUAL 5:25 PMTotal Time: 11:00 hours (10:24 travel time + bridge and no wake zones) ACTUAL 10:17 HOURSDistance: 93.7 miles Read more
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Travel day Nov 18, 23 (Palmetto to St. James City) Travel Day #33
Scott here! What a day we had. Super relaxing. Three trips to shore for Jazzy. Rita was able to get her extra “Rita walk” in and a couple small projects were completed. The wind was too strong for me to get under the boat safely, so maybe Sunday afternoon if we get to our anchorage Read more
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Saturday, Nov. 18, 23
The weather looks so much better Sunday and Monday than it does on Saturday, so, we are thinking of just staying in this anchorage for two days. We have good protection from north and northeast winds. Although it is a little rolly it will do. This is our overnight recording of our anchor holding very Read more
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Travel Day #32 stats
Scott here. We finally left Clearwater. I understand how people visit there and never leave. It is a beautiful area! But, Bahamas, Bahamas, Bahamas!! The weather was perfect for leaving and I am very happy for that. We had about 2′ clearance from the bow of the boat to the pier in front of us. Read more
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