On Our Way

Rodriquez Key
N 26 46.70 W 078 49.22

Well, we're on our way. We left Boot Key harbor at 0730 this morning in the middle of a rain squall. At first, we got nowhere fast. We motored in to the teeth of a stiff 25 knot headwind making only 1.8 knots at full RPM. After the squalls left, and after we got away from shore, we were able to sail close hauled. That brought us up to 5.7 knots using both sail and engine. As the day went on, the weather got nicer and the wind shifted a little. We kept backing off on the engine and by noon
we were able to turn it off and make way under sail alone.

Our buddy boat, Viking Rose, stayed in Marathon. They didn't get some important mail they were waiting for. Also, the weather forecast for tomorrow sounds more iffy than it did yesterday.

We are thinking of changing our minds for destination, and heading for the Abacos instead of the Exumas.

We'll decide tomorrow and by tomorrow night's blog, you should know our choice.