Southern Vectis has set off on her epic voyage. Yesterday she backed away from her summer home in beautiful Lighthouse Point, and motored gently south down the ICW for destinations unknown.
Three hours later, after negotiating the opening of five road bridges, we picked up a mooring buoy at Las Olas Marina. After taking the dinghy into the marina to check in, we strolled to the beach just two minutes away. The beach strip here reminds us of Wasaga Beach on a busy day, except that here every beach bar offers 2 for 1 giant margueritas. (Note: As the cost of one giant marguerita appears to be $13-95, this is not as great a bargain as it appears!) We plan to stay here for two nights so that we can get to grips with some of the technological equipment on the boat, such as the Chart Plotter, Satellite radio, wi-fi antenna and even a CD player which doesn't want to work. We are able to pick up and use someone's unsecured wi-fi signal here on the boat, and actually send e-mails through our new 'bortnet' wi-fi connection. Such a luxury not to have to carry the computer to shore! We are heading for Miami, and will sail the 20+ miles around 'the outside'to get there, as there is one fixed bridge on the ICW route that is only 56 ft high and our mast is 59 ft!
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