The sun was poking through the clouds as we made the short 15 mile run from Boca to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Because Matt and I knew Lauderdale well from several past boats shows, we had planned today as our day to pack up the majority of the boat “stuff” that I want to keep and move to the next boat. We pulled into the Bahia Mar right on schedule at 11:00. While I began to organize my equipment, Matt grabbed a sandwich at the deli onsite. Then it was off to U-Haul, our one-stop shop providing the boxes and packing materials, a van to move the boxes, and a self storage unit all in one place just 15 minutes from the marina.
As usual I underestimated the time and effort involved in packing up the boat and so we were only about 75% done when we needed to leave before the facility closed to return the van and store everything we packed. It worked out fine because after heading to Miami we will be returning to Ft. Lauderdale to leave the boat at yacht broker’s docks in adjacent Dania Beach and can finish the final packing at that time.
It was a long day so we relaxed on the flybridge before walking down the beach walk to Wet Willies for a frozen drink prior to dinner at an Italian alfresco restaurant called Spazio we were attracted to by live music playing in the patio.
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