down to Fort Lauderdale

Two days out on the Atlantic, moving down from Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale.  Some motor-sailing with tailwinds on 1/25, tricky entrance into Hillsboro Inlet that afternoon.  Highest concentration of [expletive-deleted] motorboats; hard enough to make it into the narrow channel without these nuts flying by at high speed and higher wakes.  Great day sailing.  Marina was a new-worst-ever: would not talk on VHF or cellphone, then pointed us down a fairway between slips that was only slightly wider than our boat length - tried to turn around and/or make it into a slip; couldn't.  We got the hell out of there and anchored for the night.

January 25

January 26

Bobby sailing on the Atlantic - on his birthday!

Leaving Palm Beach, headed south on the Atlantic

Next day, a short 10 mile run down to Fort Lauderdale.  Very wide, 50' deep entrance channel.  Some cruise boats here are larger than most upscale hotels!  Got a terrific slip right here, only 3 block walk over to F.L. Beach - looks like Spring Break here.  A lot of fun, fantastic weather.  Will stay for awhile.

Fort Lauderdale Beach - perfect weather and scenery

Ilona & Bob at Fort Lauderdale Beach

Jan and Lynn drove over from Naples yesterday.  They are at the Fort Lauderdale Hilton Marina hotel; nice warm pool there.  This was after eating in a bar & grill near the beach, and walking over to the beach.  What a perfect day!!!  They will be with us again this afternoon, then driving back to their 5th-wheel in Naples.

Fort Lauderdale Inlet from the Hilton Marina Hotel (10th floor)