Boca Raton

The picture to the left is of a house and boat who are our neighbors for the night. While this house and especially the boat out front are impressive, we have passed many much more elegant places along the way. Someone came out to watch us anchor and about a half hour we were visited by the Boca Raton police. Maybe a connection - probably not. The police were very polite, asked how long we were staying and where we were headed.

We have passed many derelict anchored boats which look like they may have been abandoned. I can see why Florida waterfront home owners are sensitive to the issue of having anchoring neighbors who may be inclined to make it a permanent arrangement.

Lots of bridges today (12). There opening schedule is great for a boat which can comfortably do about 7 Knots. We can, but not comfortably. Our normal diesel consumption is just over 1/2 gallon per hour. Today it was probably close to 1 gallon per hour.

Tomorrow we head into the Coral Ridge Yacht Club in Ft. Lauderdale. They are YCA members which gets us a slip for $2.00 per foot. Not free, but a big bargin for Ft. Lauderdale