Keith was chopping at the bit to go fishing the entire time we were in Fort Lauderdale. I captained the boat while Keith tried his luck fishing in the Gulf Stream as we made our way north to the Lake Worth Inlet in West Palm Beach. Unfortunately, we did not have much success. We only caught one Bonita (not an eating fish) all day. We at least had a nice day off shore and got into the West Palm area and anchored before the storms came through later that afternoon.
Our view off the stern from anchor in West Palm
I was pretty tired by the time we got anchored and seemed to be developing a reaction to the medication I was on for a kidney infection. I was so close to having taken all the medication I hated to quit without finishing; however that might have been a mistake. By Sunday I was not 100%, but I drove again for Keith to fish on our way to Ft Pierce, FL. Sunday's fishing was worse than the day before, as we did not catch a single thing. By the time we got into the inlet at Fort Pierce, I was on the couch and feeling crappy again.
Monday came and I was not feeling any better. Luckily I took the last of the prescription medication that morning. Once stopping them, I began to come back around. So thank goodness that now seems to be behind us.
The trip Monday from Fort Pierce up the Intracoastal Waterway was easy (I was on the couch). The day was nice and we arrived in the Cocoa Beach area around 3PM. We got a good anchorage near the western shore as it was predicted to blow a bit as some weather moved through during late afternoon. The bad weather just missed us and we only saw a tiny drizzle.
View from our anchorage in Cocoa Beach Tuesday morning as we were preparing to pick up anchor
Tuesday was a very pretty day as we moved from Cocoa Beach to New Smyrna Beach. We anchored at Ponce Inlet at another great little spot. After a quiet night, we were off again before 7AM toward St. Augustine.
Anchorage in Ponce Inlet
Friends following us Wednesday. It never gets old seeing these beautiful creatures
An uneventful trip Wednesday got us into St. Augustine by 2PM and settled into the municipal marina in downtown. Unfortunately, we have more chores to do here. The day we got in Keith and I spent several hours working on fixing our tank monitoring gauges. The "Tank Tender" monitors our fuel, water, and waste. It had been working fine, but decided to crap out during the trip from Fort Lauderdale. I should say Keith fixed while I stood by handing tools and giving moral support. Nonetheless it got done (after many curse words and multiple calls to the manufacturer in Washington State). It is working as good as new again.
Keith is also working on a leak to the power steering coolers while Caterpillar will be doing a 3,000 hour engine service during our stay in St Augustine. The Caterpillar service was planned. The steering coolers; not so much. Fortunately, Keith found the parts he needed online and had them shipped to the marina. They arrived yesterday and he has already changed out the leaking steering cooler. He rode his bike 4 miles to the auto parts store so he could change out the power steering filter as well. All we have left to do is bleed the air from the steering system and we should be good to go on that front.
Finally, Keith had planned to change the oil and filters on the engines and generators while we are here. There is a lot to do; however, I am pretty confident things will go more smoothly than the work in Fort Lauderdale. All this maintenance should have us in good shape to enjoy the summer.
So that should bring everyone up to date. Now that I am feeling better, I will make a bigger effort to get some pictures again for the blog. I have been very lax in my duties lately. Stay tuned, we will let everyone know how things are going. Hoping to get done here in about a week then look for a weather window to make for Charleston, SC next. It feels good to be on the move again.
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