Ever since we left Jacksonville, the days have become progressively better. Cool at night but gorgeous during the day. Today was no different. It was 60 degrees when we woke up and it got up to 80.2 with crystal clear skies, and a nice breeze in the afternoon that allowed us to open our sails.
The launch of the space shuttle was canceled so we just passed Cape Canaveral.
We traveled 59 miles and arrived in Melbourne at around 4. Sweet Tides was a bit behind because they refueled under way. They bought a jerry can with a pump that worked really well. We anchored right after the bridge in Melbourne. There wasn't a lot of water but it was good enough. When Sweet Tides approached us there was some wind and Idette did not look at her depth sounder because she was worried about the approach. They ran hard aground. They tried everything they could to extricate themselves but nothing worked. We then got our dinghy into the water and Juan rowed over to
Sweet Tides, put their outboard on our dinghy and with a rope managed to swing them around. That did the trick. They were floating again and tied to us.
After all the excitement we decided to go against our rules and have appetizers with some wine while Mike cooked sausages on the grill. We had a German meal: sausages, sauerkraut and potatoes. It was our first dinner outside on the cockpit: a good reason to celebrate.
We are only two days away from Lake Worth in Palm Beach, where we are going to wait for the weather to cross to the Bahamas. Tomorrow it will be three weeks since we left Herrington Harbor.
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