On the Road Again. (Well, on the Water.)
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Finally Leaving South Lake anchorage!
Sailing Miles is sailing again! ⛵ We left the South Lake anchorage, where we have spent most of our time the last four months, and had a nice sail down the Florida coast to Key Biscayne. Our good friends Tara and Brian, on Scout, happened to be in No Name Harbor, and they took this amazing sunset picture. Now we get ready to head to the Bahamas!
Wire You Doing This?
We spent our anniversary, November 13th, getting ready for sailing to the Bahamas next week. Nine long wires came out the bottom of our new mast, and they needed to be run to various parts of the boat. Only they need to go under the stove, behind the cabinet, through the wall, around the plumbing, through that hole that is not big enough, and into the fifth dimension. This required calisthenics, yoga, and the escape skills of Houdini. I found my torso trapped in a storage area door, my arms were no help because they were over my head, my legs were tight up against the nearby (too nearby) wall. I began to wonder if Cindy would cut the cabinet to pieces to get me out, or cut me into pieces to get out of sailboat maintenance. I bet Houdini could have done it underwater while handcuffed. We spent the entire day with knee pads, a hole saw, and sweat. Good thing sweaty bodies are slippery, or we might still be stuck. Whoo-hoo! We have a galley sole again! ...
Mast You Wait So Long
I plan to write a longer post on the excruciatingly long process to get a new mast on our boat. I may need to change names to protect the guilty. In the meantime, here are a few photos of our sea trial day. We only went out a couple of hours, outside Port Everglades Inlet, but it felt amazing to be under sail again. One magic moment is when I told Cindy to "mark in the log: engine off at 13:38" Happy day!