4/14/17

With a favorable 4 or 5 day forecast we left St. Thomas headed west not knowing where we'd actually make landfall.  The wind would choose the destination.  In a little over 6 days we arrived at the inlet at Lake Worth.  It was a wonderful passage with wind between 5 and 20, all pretty much on the beam or a little after, sun shining or stars and near-to-full moon each night.  There are 2 videos as we approach Lake Worth Inlet.  You can click this link to go to Youtube to view:  https://youtu.be/I10ELFRLMRM   This one is the sun coming up:  https://youtu.be/5M0bigobQmM.

We counted 4 flying fish on deck after we anchored in Lake Worth.

The moon rising over the fancy houses at Lake Worth.

Sunset on passage through the Bahamas.

The next day we moved south to the City Docks in West Palm Beach with a view of the Trump Tower building looming and walked all over the hustling downtown.  We met the other sailors at the anchorage and had an interesting evening of sea stories.  Our friend Bob, who is anchored at the north end of Lake Worth, came down via bus and we sailed together to his neighborhood with a stop to see his son's new boat on the way.  Our plans are to hang out with Bob, go visit friends in Stuart, and continue heading north.  Please write when you have a chance!  We love to hear from you!

PS  One last video that I just found - my favorite brother-in-law Tom Shepard at the helm aboard Persephone in March.  https://youtu.be/cnR1tHYl8K8