January 14, 2018
Length of Trip: 10 days Nautical Miles Traveled: 125 Hours of Cruising: 16 hours Longest Cruising Day: 5 hours, 35 NM, Stuart, FL - Palm Beach, FL Pleasant Surprise: Pump out at the dock in Ft. Lauderdale Biggest Disappointment: The weather the first four days of the trip Favorite Destination: Palm Beach, FL Favorite Activity: City tour in classic car, Miami Beach, FL Favorite Meal: Renaldo’s, Palm Beach, FL
January 13, 2018
It was another nice day and so I decided to go on a long walk down Ocean Avenue and Collins from the marina to the Fontainebleau Hotel where I will be returning for the Miami boat show in March. The 3 1/2 mile trek was too far to walk for Matt so we made arrangements to meet at the restaurant by the pool, Le Cote, for lunch at noon. The Fontainebleau opened in 1954 and is considered one of the most architecturally significant hotels Miami Beach. They have since added two new towers which I...
January 12, 2018
Our final destination brought us to South Beach Miami. The Miami Beach marina is just a few blocks from Ocean Drive and the famous Art Deco hotel and restaurant district containing over 900 restored buildings from this period. Normally Ocean is open to traffic but there was a two day street fair with artists booth lining the beach promenade. Choosing a restaurant from the dozens of restaurants with patios along Ocean was a difficult decision but we settled on a Cuban Restaurant, Lario’s on...
January 11, 2018
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...
January 09, 2018
We left early from Palm Beach to cruise to our next destination, Boca Raton, FL. The weather wasn’t bad so we ran the 25 miles from the flybridge. I was looking forward to this destination because we were staying at the Boca Raton Resort and Club opened in 1926. After tying up the boat we quickly went to go check out the resort and found ourselves at the Shaka Pool Bar where it was Taco Tuesday. Between the delicious tacos and Island Oasis churning ou frozen concoctions, before we knew it it...
January 07, 2018
While the weather was threatening, Matt and I put on a lightweight shell and decided to temp Mother Nature by booking a two hour Segway tour of West Palm and the island of Palm Beach. While we did not book a private tour, no one else arrived for the 10:30 tour so the tour was just us and our guide. The tour was fun and we learned a lot about the history of Palm Beach. As we rode our Segway across the bridge connecting West Palm with the island of Palm Beach we were told our credit score...
January 06, 2018
Matt and I had a smooth connection through Dallas arriving right on schedule at Palm Beach, just a 45 minutes drive to Hinckley Yacht Services in Stuart, FL where Timi and I had last left the boat prior to heading to Disney World. We fired up the boat just before dark to make the short 200 yard trip across the Manatee Pocket to the Pirate’s Cove Resort where I knew Matt would enjoy the Tiki Bar just steps from the dock. After tying up the Boat, unpacking and enjoying a couple of drinks in the...