We have moved from Miami down to Key Biscayne in preparation for crossing to the Bahamas. You can see where we are by clicking on the map tab or go to www.winlink.org and enter call sign KM4EWY.
More pictures…If you click on a picture it should open full size.
We were anchored in Lake Boca Raton in front of a bunch of gorgeous homes. This picture is terrible but the lights on the house were beautiful, trust me. They had Santa and raindeer and all the palms lighted. You can see the deer’s antlers to the left in the picture.
Our new cockpit lights are finally up and they provide a perfect glow for the evening:
Home along the ICW
Home with mega yacht
Another:
And another:
Number four in line for the bridge opening:
Finally open:
Bridge to Ft Lauderdale:
A little closer:
Random buildings along the ICW:
Number three for the next bridge:
Random old boat:
Crossing through Port Everglades was crazy. Ships, yachts, and small traffic like us were everywhere. Nobody was communicating, the water was choppy and the current was strong. We couldn’t take any pictures until we were out of the main port area; it took both of us to stay out of trouble. Ships docked on the south side of Port Everglades:
Then of course there was Saloon Le Tub. You know, right?
Random ICW picture:
Broad Causeway Bridge. This bridge was damaged a few days earlier when it struck the Rockstar (energy drink) mega yacht.
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/12/02/part-of-draw-bridge-crashes-down-on-mega-yacht/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGjghcseD9E
Fortunately for us, one span was still working:
Then under another bridge with just a few feet of clearance:
Cruise ships in Miami. They all left later that day:
Last bridge into Miami:
Hard Rock:
This was our view:
We started up the watermaker and it is working better than ever. Drinking water must have less than 500 parts per million of “stuff”, ours is 95:
Tanya made banana pancakes, mmmm:
The water pump went on the outboard. I had to drop the lower unit to replace the pump:
It’s done and pumping water like a champ:
After fixing the outboard we were able to dinghy over to Whiskey Joe’s for lunch!
…I was there too:
View over to Miami:
Sufficiently stuffed on great burgers we head back to the boat:
