Life is Good

The Indian River, Florida
28 10.53 N 080 38.20 W

The package we were waiting for finally came. The waiting is over. We're on the move. Horray! Libby had a big ear-to-ear grin on her face as we left Vero.

It's a beautiful day. Mostly sunny. Breezy. In fact breezy enough that we're motor sailing with the jib. Tomorrow will also be breezy but from the East. We may be able to forgo the motor entirely.

I love it out here on a day like this. It's a weekday so there's not much boat traffic. The weather is nice. Anchorages are plentiful. To the East, we see the Gulf Stream out there. It's teasing us. "Come out and play," it's saying. However the Gulf Stream is covered with huge cumulus clouds. I think it must have been raining out there most of the day.

What is your most important instrument while sailing? Mine is my cheeks. I sense wind direction and wind speed by the feeling on my cheeks. My brain is able to rotate that sensation to line up with the boat direction and thus compensate for my head turning. My second most important instrument is the back of my neck and my forearms. I use them for the same purpose. Of course we have all sorts of electronic gadgets to report various measurements, but they are all tertiary. Check and neck/arms are primary and secondary.