Day break came early, but it sure was pretty
Day 2 started at the crack of dawn with alarms buzzing so that we could be at the Moore Haven lock for its first opening of the day. What followed was a long day moving east across the state.
The theme of the day developed into misinformation in the early afternoon as it became apparent our plan “A” of stopping before the St Lucie lock because we wouldn’t be able to make it there before it closed at 5 was blown out of the water. The good news was this allowed us to catch up to the fast boats for the night at Sunset Marina in Stuart.
We were passed by the fast boat flotilla soon after we reached the lake.
More misinformation continued around the marina’s fire pit as Rich McGloin shared two weather sites that showed our crossing to be calm where my five sites showed 2-3 footers with a tight period; and a miscalculation of the distance to our next Marina on my part. Maybe I should be putting my mouth in timeout.
Day 3
As soon as we left the marina we called for an opening of the Old Roosevelt Bridge, notice the railroad and highway bridges immediately behind it.
Inspite of the longer than anticipated journey, we took time on day three to walk into downtown Stuart which was reported to be close and cute. We decided to follow the crowd to Maria’s Cafe for breakfast and were not disappointed. On the way back we took the river front walk and ogled the fish and crabs that could be seen in the water.
We all wondered how Rich could be so sure he’d see us off in the morning
Getting into Old Port Cove a day early allowed us to take care of chores necessary after four people have shared a boat for almost a week; pump out, showers, reprovisioning, a little clean up and making sure everything was set for the start of the cruise and the arrival of the rest of the boats.
In the theme of misinformation the jury is out on the weather for our crossing. I have been checking five sites twice a day and it looked like it was forming up to be doable, but on the edge of comfort with 2-3 foot waves with just over a four second period (6 seconds should be comfortable for this size wave). We would prefer what I saw on Thursday, perfectly flat, but we’re planning to go anyway as we have a two day run to the second Marina at our speed. Rich showed me two of his sites that showed a perfectly calm crossing on Wednesday. I am hoping he is right.
Travels of the Infinite Sea 
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