Chris here. Yes, we will be leaving Velcro Beach at some point! Actually, that point is Friday, weather permitting. We put together our final to-do list today and are trying to get through it. You wouldn't believe all the slime on the bottom of Pelican from being at a mooring for 3 weeks, so I'm happy to be moving a short distance to a slip for tomorrow and Thursday night. Once there, we'll be able to fill up our water tanks, our new water, diesel and gas jerrycans, and do other random projects in anticipation of leaving. We'll be heading down the ICW to Lake Worth on Friday - a two day trip due to all of the lift bridges on the way. We'll stay over on Saturday and Sunday night, and then head to Ft. Lauderdale on Monday.
We've been having some significant issues with our batteries and charging for the past few days (I'll leave that for another blog entry), so we're planning on getting new batteries and a new charger in Ft. Lauderdale. We'll also finish our provisioning. Moorings are a bit more expensive there - $30/night vs. the $12/night we pay in Vero Beach - so we'll be heading out a lot quicker. From Ft. Lauderdale we'll probably head to No Name Harbor on the southern end of Key Biscayne (click here). From No Name, we're heading to the Bahamas - hopefully within the next two weeks! We'll just have to get to No Name, and then wait for a weather window. Just. By the way, the kids want to know how No Name Harbor could be called No Name Harbor when it has No Name Harbor for a name. No Name Harbor is very chubby.
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Chris - at the risk of getting inappropriately chubby with your crew, could you let me know what make and model food sealer you purchased. I've been looking for one over the past year for the same application - would appreciate the referral.
Best of luck with your sprint across the Stream shortly - it's usually a lovely ride. We're going to sail down to Bermuda and back in June - can't yet get away to "follow the dream" - hope your firm is doing well; the economy back in the world of commerce is lousy.
Best to all - Jim
Hi Chris, Jack here from TSBB. I could be wrong but as I recall No Name harbor is in a State Park. When I was a kid, that park was not there, and I think a developer dug the lagoon out. I'm not sure what happened, but the state took it over. Since it was a man made lagoon, it had no name, but the cruisers all anchored there because it was perfect. For a long time the state would not let cruisers enter the park, but that apparently changed now. Eventually the name "no name harbor" stuck and it was added to the charts. The state now supports the cruisers that stay for some time waiting for weather windows.
According to Wikichubbia, No Name Harbor was privately owned prior to the creation of the state park. Several development plans indicated the land was slated for condos. The land was cleared for development in the 1950s, and charts identified the body of water as "No Name Harbor". The plans failed, and the harbor's name was retained, making it the perfect refuge for pirates & the like.
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