November 22, 2011

Dahlia stubbed her toe and this was the only acceptable bandage for her!

We decided to come down to Ft. Lauderdale, and 40miles and 20 opening bridges later we made it. The trip over to West End, Grand Bahama will be slightly longer, but we will have light winds and the current behind us pushing us over there.
When we got to Lake Sylvia to anchor, we had some company. Craig and Marie from "Sail On" were here. They are the couple who we first met in Block Island, RI. It seems like we met them forever ago.
It also seems like a lifetime ago that we were here. This was our very first anchorage, our first trip off the dock, and I feel like we have come along way. Both in distance and experience. Not that we are all that experienced now, comparatively speaking, but from when we left the dock last year we have come leaps and bounds.
When we anchored here last year we set the anchor on the first try. I got nervous thinking that we were too close to another boat, when really we were probably over 200ft away. I made Chris move us to another spot where we had trouble setting the anchor because it had spun around and was landing upside down. I was nearly in tears and begged Chris to come up and set the anchor himself. Obviously, he couldn't do that because someone had to pilot the boat, but I was overwhelmed and wanted to give up. We ended up getting the anchor set, and the 2 mile trip plus the anchoring felt like climbing Mt. Everest. Now after traveling up and back down the East Coast it seems like a lifetime has gone by, and that Chris and I have become completely different people because of all the trials and tribulations we have overcome. Here is to more adventures....big and small!