We got up this morning not planning to leave Ft. Lauderdale, but when we looked at the marine forecast, it was obvious if we didn’t leave today, the waves would only be building throughout the week.  The wind was from the NW and the waves were under two feet, so at 10 am, we raised the anchor and headed out of the lake, around a corner and over to the 17th Street Causeway Bridge.  We went under it at the 10:30 opening and were on our way to Miami.  We made good time, averaging 7 kts motorsailing with following seas, arriving in Marine Stadium at 3:25 pm. 

Daisy has learned that when she sees land close by, we are getting ready to stop.  Then she leaves her safety spot at the helm and goes to the foredeck.  Above, we are motoring toward the Rickenbacker Bridge in Miami Harbor. The channel runs close to the downtown high rise buildings.  In the photo at the left, Daisy has her head in between the lifelines, looking longingly at a city park. Eventually, she realized that we had a little farther to go, so she decided to lie down and watch the scenery going by. 

When we see that the weather is favorable to cross to The Bahamas, we’ll move to No Name Harbor, which is also in Miami, but nearer to where we want to leave from to cross the Gulf Stream.  We are waiting for winds from the south, west, or southwest and seas in the range of 2-4 feet.