Our good friends Pat and Doug Reichenbach came from their home in Lake Wales to pick
us up at Titusville Marina to spend some time with them at their home in central Florida.
This is our first time away from the boat for a few days and it has been enjoyable.
It seemed strange to travel in a car again, live in a house,watch TV, and go to movies.
On Thanksgiving day we were joined by Jerry and Mary Bailey for a great dinner with
pumpkin pie, turkey and all the trimmings. What a blessing.
While there we got to spend a couple of hours visiting Mike and Chris Link and absorbing
all the knowledge they have gained from two trips out to the Abacos.They loaned us their
Chartbooks and cruising guides which will be very helpful as we plan our upcoming jump
out to the Bahamas. Reading the books renews our excitement as we get ready for the next
phase of our adventure. The trip so far has been full of adventure but we are looking forward
to getting over there.
We have another 140 miles until we get to our jump- off site which we intend to cover in three
days of travel. The important thing is to be ready when the proper weather window presents
itself so we intend to hang out at Lake Worth near West Palm Beach. We will be anchoring
tomorrow night which we haven't done as much because of the lousy weather but are
looking forward to.
The boat has set here fine at Titusville but today we received the part we had ordered and
will leave tomorrow for an anchorage half way to Vero Beach. The last few days have been
very pleasant with daytime temps in the mid 70s and quite a bit of sunshine. We were actually
in shorts today and rode our bikes all over town visiting the hardware and our favorite donut
shop.
While in Lake Wales Carol got to help decorate a Christmas tree. Our normal traditions will
not be observed on this trip so this was a nice touch.
Thanksgiving with Doug, Mary, Jerry, Roger, Pat, and Carol
Getting our Christmas decorating fix
Re- provisioning with the help of friends.
A local osprey that likes to hang out all day at the
top of a mast nearby.
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