Saturday, January 8, 2011
Relaxin' in Lauderdale
Our visit to Fort Lauderdale has turned into a longer time than we had originally planned. Portie's wounds are mortal; so we did order a new inflatable dinghy. That should arrive on Monday, the 10th. Then we need to register it, apply numbers, set up a towing bridle, etc., etc.....Raymond and Susan Hall stopped by for a visit on their way back from Key West. We had a fun lunch, and they drove us to get our enclosure glass repaired. We did move from Lake Sylvia to the anchorage in Middle River. It is actually even better than Sylvia, because of a very secure and FREE dinghy dock nearby. Publix, and the Galleria Mall are very close by; along with a West Marine, post office, and DMV. It is fun to explore all the canals in "The Venice of Florida".
Monday, January 3, 2011
Welcoming in 2011
We left North Palm Beach last Tuesday, and motorsailed out Lake Worth Inlet to Port Everglades. Not much wind; but enough waves to do some damage to Porty. He got his seam ripped by his bow about 8 inches. Jim wants to do a repair with a piano hinge - I vote for a new dinghy! So we are looking around Fort Lauderdale. We have the time; and this certainly is a good place to find one. One of the vinyl panels on the enclosure also got a mysterious rip in it during the same trip; so we need to repair that. We are enjoying being anchored in Lake Sylvia. Over the Holiday weekend there were over 25 boats in here - some very large vessels! We enjoyed a lovely dinner for New Years with Fabio & Eleanor on "Amandla" and Alfredo & Nicoletta from "Janchris". It is pretty convenient here - we leave the dinghy at the Southport RawBar and can walk to virtual anything we need. It is warm, partly sunny, and in the 70s. Nice!
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