Well, the boat is ready, and provisioned, and we are ready, so in the morning we leave the dock and become full-time cruisers. It's been a few years in the making, and a lot of work in the past 30 days, but we are finally here.
We'll start by heading south (where it's actually colder than in Tampa for the next few nights). There is no set destination, and certainly no schedule, but the initial plan is to slide down the Florida west coast, hitting Charlotte Harbor and 10,000 Islands. Maybe Tortugas, maybe not. Wrap around the peninsula and head up the Keys. Decide in mid-April whether to jump over to the Bahamas for 6 weeks or so, or go on up the ICW.
I'll stay active here, but my posting will depend on cell coverage at anchorages. I plan to take a lot of pictures, so maybe more contributions to Wednesday photo day threads will be forthcoming. I want to thank everyone that has helped me with my specific questions about my boat, and everyone else that contributes both their general knowledge and their technical expertise in various areas.
We'll start by heading south (where it's actually colder than in Tampa for the next few nights). There is no set destination, and certainly no schedule, but the initial plan is to slide down the Florida west coast, hitting Charlotte Harbor and 10,000 Islands. Maybe Tortugas, maybe not. Wrap around the peninsula and head up the Keys. Decide in mid-April whether to jump over to the Bahamas for 6 weeks or so, or go on up the ICW.
I'll stay active here, but my posting will depend on cell coverage at anchorages. I plan to take a lot of pictures, so maybe more contributions to Wednesday photo day threads will be forthcoming. I want to thank everyone that has helped me with my specific questions about my boat, and everyone else that contributes both their general knowledge and their technical expertise in various areas.