Friday, August 13, 2010

Return to the New World

August 2, 2010

Time to return to the US.  Marine forecast is for light winds from the southeast and seas less than 2 feet. We leave Port Lucaya about 10 a.m., reach the sea buoy and make a turn towards the west.  The plotter shows about 80 nautical miles to Fort Lauderdale.  We usually return to West Palm Beach, but have chosen Fort Lauderdale where the icemaker can be repaired by Raritan.

The seas are calm and we see very light boat traffic.




Coming into Port Everglades, we can immediately tell that we are back to civilization - cruise ships,

and battle ships....


 We stay at the Hall of Fame Marina (adjacent to the International Swimming Hall of Fame)  and  across the street from the beach.  A view of the beach on a Saturday afternoon.  Looking north...


Looking south....


The  beach was beautiful and clean, but quite a change from the deserted beaches we had become accustomed to in the Bahamas.

We stayed in Fort Lauderdale for a week, fixed some things on the boat and received a replacement ice maker from Raritan.  Katy at a beachside restaurant...

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