Arrived Florida Today!

We had a change of plans in coming back from Nassau to Florida.  The weather was the deciding factor.  Since squalls and north winds were predicted, we all decided to "bite the bullet" and sail back without stopping until we reached Florida.

It took us 29-1/2 hours of marathon sailing!.  Most of the night-time crossing occurred on the Bahama Banks.  It was so dark, but we stayed on course and followed our friends in the "lead" boat.   Richard and I took turns steering.  While one of us rested, the other was "on duty."  This worked out great and before we knew it, the sun was rising over the Atlantic's inky blue water.  

We are on a mooring ball at Dinner Key Marina in Miami.  Richard is already sleeping and I'm just about ready to hit the sack and it's only 7:15 PM - but all that sailing with little sleep, really tired us out.  Tomorrow we will explore the Coconut Grove area and the next day start sailing back to Punta Gorda.  Over and out from sunny Florida!