{"id":851,"date":"2016-12-11T16:55:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T21:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sailnomad.us\/?page_id=851"},"modified":"2018-01-24T20:22:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T01:22:48","slug":"2016-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sailnomad.us\/?page_id=851","title":{"rendered":"2016 &#8211; 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Home &#8211; Rock Hall<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We made it to Great Bridge in 3 days on the ICW, spent 2 nights there and made a 23 hour run straight from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Bridge,_Virginia\">Great Bridge Virginia&nbsp;<\/a>to Rock Hall MD arriving right at daybreak. There was a lot of tug boat traffic between Oriental and Great Bridge.&nbsp; While anchored we saw tugs running all night with large spot lights &#8211; lesson do not anchor too close to the main channel!&nbsp; Great Bridge is pretty much the end of the scenic ICW heading north.&nbsp; From there on it is heavy industry all the way to the mouth of the Chesapeake.&nbsp; We arrived back in Rock Hall the first week of June.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Great-Bridge-to-Rock-Hall.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Great-Bridge-to-Rock-Hall.jpg?resize=474%2C498\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Great-Bridge-to-Rock-Hall.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Great-Bridge-to-Rock-Hall.jpg?resize=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One great thing about being up north in the summer is the heirloom tomatoes &#8211; we might be biased but we have not tasted better in our travels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_121820.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_121820-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_121820.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_121820.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_121820.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_121820.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_121820.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_132002.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1129\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_132002-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_132002.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_132002.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_132002.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_132002.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/20170721_132002.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Oriental NC&nbsp; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">(May 19th -26th)<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Left Beaufort NC after two days and headed up to Oriental NC.&nbsp; A week of severe thunderstorms, high winds (40+) and tornado warnings kept us here for a week.&nbsp; Oriental is one of our favorite places, so this gave us time to really dig into the community.&nbsp; It is almost impossible to walk anywhere in Oriental, as soon as you start a car will stop and offer you a ride.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Oriental Town Harbor from Hodges Street.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170521_195949.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1064\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170521_195949-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170521_195949.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170521_195949.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170521_195949.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170521_195949.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Harbor entrance from the town bridge<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/OrientalHarbor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1069\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/OrientalHarbor-1024x576.jpg?resize=474%2C267\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/OrientalHarbor.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/OrientalHarbor.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/OrientalHarbor.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/OrientalHarbor.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So many interesting and unique places, this restaurant was created out of two old silos, and had some of the best pizza we have had to date.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TheSilos.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1066\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TheSilos-1024x544.jpg?resize=474%2C252\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TheSilos.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TheSilos.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TheSilos.jpg?resize=768%2C408&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TheSilos.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Beaufort NC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Betsy happy to be back in Beaufort<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170518_200621.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1065\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170518_200621-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170518_200621.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170518_200621.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170518_200621.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170518_200621.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Left Charleston SC on May 16th and arrived Beaufort NC on May 17th traveling offshore past Frying Pan Shoals.<\/p>\n<p>Now it is ICW time!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Chareston-Beaufort.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1061\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Chareston-Beaufort-1024x615.jpg?resize=474%2C285\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Chareston-Beaufort.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Chareston-Beaufort.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Chareston-Beaufort.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Chareston-Beaufort.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Charleston SC-<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An unusual weather pattern has kept us in Charleston SC for over a week.&nbsp; We are fond of Charleston so it has not been all pain and suffering.&nbsp; Coming north past Savannah GA we encountered the usual shipping traffic.&nbsp; At one point we had to cross a line of over seven cargo ships all heading east and west, passing one at less than a mile.&nbsp; We were last in Charleston at Christmas and it was nice to be back in the spring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ferandina-Charleston.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1042\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ferandina-Charleston.jpg?resize=474%2C503\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ferandina-Charleston.jpg?w=818&amp;ssl=1 818w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ferandina-Charleston.jpg?resize=283%2C300&amp;ssl=1 283w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ferandina-Charleston.jpg?resize=768%2C815&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charleston is know for many things and one is their fantastic food scene.&nbsp; We dropped by <a href=\"http:\/\/lewisbarbecue.com\/\">Lewis Barbecue<\/a> which has the reputation for being one of the best Texas BBQ spots in the US.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1043\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170503_181945.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1043\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170503_181945-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170503_181945.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170503_181945.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170503_181945.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170503_181945.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lewis BBQ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We are staying at the Mega Dock where some of the most expensive boats in the world stop by.&nbsp; The sail boat in the picture below is the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athena_(yacht)\">Athena<\/a>, the largest sailing vessel in the world &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boatinternational.com\/yachts\/editorial-features\/athena-inside-the-79m-royal-huisman-flagship-yacht--31261\">some pictures here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Megadock-Copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1046\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Megadock-Copy-1024x763.jpg?resize=474%2C353\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Megadock-Copy.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Megadock-Copy.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Megadock-Copy.jpg?resize=768%2C572&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Megadock-Copy.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This mega-yacht is carrying a car on board &#8211; we have seen motorcycles and scooters on these boats before, but never a car.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170504_195227.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1052\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170504_195227-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170504_195227.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170504_195227.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170504_195227.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170504_195227.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charleston has a great farmers market on Saturdays in season.&nbsp; Lots of local veggies and fresh strawberries!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170513_123107.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1054\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170513_123107-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170513_123107.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170513_123107.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170513_123107.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170513_123107.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1055\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_114559.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1055\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_114559-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_114559.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_114559.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_114559.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_114559.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There is always live music at the market.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_121539.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1056\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_121539-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_121539.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_121539.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_121539.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170506_121539.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the best things about cruising is the people you meet, in Charleston we met Bob and Brenda on a Nordhavn 55, their boat was made by the same company (PAE) as our boat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170514_112026.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1058\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170514_112026-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170514_112026.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170514_112026.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170514_112026.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170514_112026.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The weather has finally changed and we plan on leaving for Beaufort NC on Tuesday May 16.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Ft. Pierce from April 19-25 . . . leaving for Fernandina on Wednesday the 26th.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lakeworth-fernandina.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1033\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lakeworth-fernandina.jpg?resize=474%2C642\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lakeworth-fernandina.jpg?w=642&amp;ssl=1 642w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lakeworth-fernandina.jpg?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hear that Fernandina is a great town, but have never come ashore. From the water it is a depressing place.&nbsp; There are two factories that run 24\/7.&nbsp; Late at night they release a lot of pollution that smells so bad it will wake you from a deep sleep.&nbsp; In the background the factory sounds remind me of the movie Erasure Head.&nbsp; We anchored in Fernandina waiting for a weather window to head for Charleston SC.&nbsp; They are still recovering from Hurricane Matthew.&nbsp; While we were there an abandoned sailboat kept floating around the mooring balls while the marina seemed unconcerned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fernandina.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1034\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fernandina-1024x938.jpg?resize=474%2C434\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fernandina.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fernandina.jpg?resize=300%2C275&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fernandina.jpg?resize=768%2C704&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fernandina.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Around Cape Canaveral there was some shipping traffic . . . the Cape forces offshore shipping to come in closer to shore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170426_182459.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1038\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170426_182459-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170426_182459.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170426_182459.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170426_182459.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170426_182459.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Anchored in Lake Worth on April 18 &#8211; &#8216;Back in the USSA&#8217;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It took us 8 hours to sail from Bimini to Palm Beach &#8211; heading north the<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_Stream\"> Gulf Stream<\/a> gave us a push adding to our speed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1024\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_171601.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1024 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_171601-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_171601.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_171601.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_171601.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_171601.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anchored in Lake Worth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Met a fellow Mason owner who keeps his boat nearby.&nbsp; Saw some interesting boats come in . . . this boat just crossed the Atlantic from England.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_190850.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1025\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_190850-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_190850.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_190850.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_190850.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170418_190850.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year the Small Vessel Reporting System paid off and we were able to check in by phone . . . since the hours of operation are 8-4 we checked in offshore heading to Ft. Pierce.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out our video of one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YqQ4vSRQdq8\">Bimini Homecoming Parades<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Time to head North!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leaving from Bimini and heading to Palm Beach on Tuesday April 18th (top arrow).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Miami-bimini-WestPalm.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1021\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Miami-bimini-WestPalm.jpg?resize=474%2C525\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Miami-bimini-WestPalm.jpg?w=638&amp;ssl=1 638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Miami-bimini-WestPalm.jpg?resize=271%2C300&amp;ssl=1 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bahamas April<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bimini is one of our favorite places so we had to hang out for a few weeks before heading back north.&nbsp; There is lots to do and the locals are so welcoming.&nbsp; This weekend is homecoming which is one of the biggest celebrations on the island.&nbsp; Here are a few items from the last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miaminewtimes.com\/restaurants\/bimini-restaurants-joes-conch-shack-sherris-beach-bar-and-stuarts-6603895\">Joe&#8217;s Conch Shack<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_142633.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1002\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_142633-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_142633.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_142633.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_142633.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_142633.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conch salad with jar of homemade habanero sauce<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_143447.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_143447-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_143447.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_143447.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_143447.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_143447.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>Joe working in front of conch shell pile<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141614.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141614-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141614.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141614.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141614.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141614.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conch pile<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141215.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141215-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141215.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141215.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141215.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_141215.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sherrie&#8217;s Beach Bar &#8211; great place to watch the sunset.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_194202.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_194202-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_194202.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_194202.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_194202.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_194202.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fried lobster at Sherri&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_183943.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1017\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_183943-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_183943.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_183943.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_183943.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170407_183943.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>View from Sherr&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_192644.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_192644-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_192644.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_192644.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_192644.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_192644.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The island is small enough that most things are moved by golf cart or bicycle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Corona.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1005\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Corona-1024x660.jpg?resize=474%2C306\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Corona.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Corona.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Corona.jpg?resize=768%2C495&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Corona.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are expensive tourist places to eat, but the local places offer great choices; fried fish, rice, plantains, and slaw for $6.00.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170410_132947.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1007\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170410_132947-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170410_132947.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170410_132947.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170410_132947.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170410_132947.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The local bakery has great homemade bread which makes for delicious french toast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170412_100331.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1010\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170412_100331-768x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170412_100331.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170412_100331.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Betsy still handing out her resume.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_140918.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_140918-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_140918.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_140918.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_140918.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170409_140918.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Bahamas<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We left Dinner Key at 8:00 a.m. on April Fools day and arrived in Bimini at 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>We had good weather and a fairly easy trip over.&nbsp; Lots of other boats jumped the same day, we came in with four other sailboats, and lots of power boats passed us along the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_111701.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-971\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_111701-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_111701.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_111701.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_111701.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_111701.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As usual we ate well along the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_103608.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-970\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_103608-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_103608.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_103608.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_103608.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170401_103608.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back in Alice Town<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Betsy-Gateway.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-969\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Betsy-Gateway-1024x793.jpg?resize=474%2C367\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Betsy-Gateway.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Betsy-Gateway.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Betsy-Gateway.jpg?resize=768%2C595&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Betsy-Gateway.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only marina with water deep enough for Nomad is Brown&#8217;s Marina (also the least expensive marina).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_162851.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-983\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_162851-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_162851.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_162851.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_162851.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_162851.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-976\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_134258.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-976\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_134258-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_134258.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_134258.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_134258.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_134258.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nomad at Brown&#8217;s Marina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lots of millionaires hanging out in Bimini&nbsp; . . .<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_115434.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-972\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_115434-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_115434.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_115434.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_115434.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_115434.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unbelievable amount of fish in Bimini . . . these guys hanging around Nomad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_102802.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-980\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_102802-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_102802.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_102802.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_102802.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_102802.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the most striking things abut the Bahamas is the color of the water &#8211; hard to describe the beautiful blues you see everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_131751.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-974\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_131751-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_131751.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_131751.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_131751.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_131751.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_130052.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-973\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_130052-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_130052.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_130052.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_130052.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_130052.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_192610.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-977\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_192610-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_192610.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_192610.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_192610.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170402_192610.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Supply ship at the government docks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_101903.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-979\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_101903-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_101903.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_101903.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_101903.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_101903.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fuel ship coming in . . . they use floating hoses to bring fuel ashore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fuel.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fuel-1024x638.jpg?resize=474%2C295\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fuel.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fuel.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fuel.jpg?resize=768%2C479&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Fuel.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Landing_craft_tank\">WWII landing craft<\/a> move things between local islands<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194424.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-995\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194424-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194424.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194424.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194424.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194424.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194449.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-996\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194449-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194449.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194449.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194449.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170411_194449.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ship&#8217;s cat checking out his new surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_161800.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-982 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_161800-e1491274547673-768x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_161800-e1491274547673.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_161800-e1491274547673.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Religion still plays a large role in the Bahamas<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_100148.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-978\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_100148-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_100148.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_100148.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_100148.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170403_100148.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165910-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-994\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165910-1-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165910-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165910-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165910-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165910-1.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165928-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-992\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165928-1-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165928-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165928-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165928-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165928-1.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165703-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-993\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165703-1-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165703-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165703-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165703-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170406_165703-1.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dinner Key &#8211; Coconut Grove<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We spent a month at Dinner Key, an easy place to settle in . . . great city with tons to do and lots of services for boaters.<\/p>\n<p>There is an incredibly high concentration of millionaires, the only way for the average person to stay here is anchored out on a boat!<\/p>\n<p>There are slips at Dinner Key, but the least expensive way to stay is on a mooring ball, we were about a mile out meaning Bernice got a workout.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-964\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dinner-Key-Marina.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-964\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dinner-Key-Marina-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dinner-Key-Marina.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dinner-Key-Marina.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dinner-Key-Marina.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dinner-Key-Marina.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner Key Marina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-952\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170207_145537.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-952\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170207_145537-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170207_145537.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170207_145537.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170207_145537.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170207_145537.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bernice at work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Coconut Grove is a great place . . . but the average person could never live here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_112412.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-955\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_112412-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_112412.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_112412.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_112412.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_112412.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every other car is a Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley, Etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170307_135655.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-956\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170307_135655-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170307_135655.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170307_135655.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170307_135655.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170307_135655.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170304_133909.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-963\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170304_133909-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170304_133909.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170304_133909.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170304_133909.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170304_133909.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However not all the local residents are millionaires:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141602.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-959\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141602-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141602.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141602.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141602.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141602.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-958\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141447.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-958\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141447-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141447.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141447.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141447.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170317_141447.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crocodile not an alligator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While in Coconut Grove I was able to rent a car and ride up to West Palm beach to see my 92 year old dad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170315_171348.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-957 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170315_171348-e1491273089280-768x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170315_171348-e1491273089280.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170315_171348-e1491273089280.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the great things about Coconut Grove is all the old growth vegetation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170206_144228.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-962\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170206_144228-768x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170206_144228.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170206_144228.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sailing in Biscayne Bay (Miami in the background)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170322_162828.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170322_162828-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170322_162828.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170322_162828.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170322_162828.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170322_162828.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OK cat pics . . .<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-961\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CatDeck.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CatDeck-768x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CatDeck.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/CatDeck.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_101048.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-954\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_101048-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_101048.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_101048.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_101048.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170217_101048.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170213_125602.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-953\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170213_125602-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170213_125602.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170213_125602.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170213_125602.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170213_125602.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">3-19-17<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We left Ft. Pierce around 4:30 on January 27th and were on our mooring ball at Dinner Key Marina at 12:30 the next day.<\/p>\n<p>The trip would have been faster but we did not fully account for the Gulf Stream.&nbsp; My original course only had three or four waypoints.&nbsp; North of Jupiter the Gulf Stream comes very close to the coast.&nbsp; My original plan was to start out around three miles off the coast and come in to around two miles as I approached Jupiter.&nbsp; At two miles out I was only doing 3 \u00bd to 4 knots and I usually run around 7 to 7 \u00bd.&nbsp; I started to inch my way to shore and found that at 1 mile off my speed came back up.&nbsp; I have gone on a couple of forums and folks recommend staying in 50 \u2013 100 feet of water, when I look at my charts this comes out to about a mile offshore.&nbsp; At a mile offshore your electronics start to pick up a lot of interference if you have any warnings enabled.&nbsp; We were picking up all the boats anchored in the ICW and had to disable our AIS alarm.&nbsp; We also started to occasionally pick up cars on the shore, interesting to be alerted to an object coming near you at 70 knots, I kept reducing the range of my alerts but eventually also turned off my radar alerts as well.&nbsp; There are not many issues running at one mile offshore but with all your alerts off someone is constantly standing watch and this can get tiring, at night there is not much traffic that close in.&nbsp; All the shipping (especially the tugs) seemed to be following the 3 mile contour and were fully in the Gulf Stream, at a mile off we were passing all of them.<\/p>\n<p>We were at Port Everglades around 6:00 a.m. and this seems to be when the cruise ships return.&nbsp; We had five cruise ships lined up and crossing in front of us before we could continue.&nbsp; My guess is this is something that only happens once a week on a Saturday night (lucky us).<\/p>\n<p>As I approached Miami I decided to stand off the entrance channel and went back offshore less than three miles and found myself back in the Gulf Stream with a north wind near 20 knots, the seas quickly came up and we were thrown around a little bit.&nbsp; There was so little traffic that if I were to do it again I would cut across the channel as I saw a lot of the local boats do.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-943\" style=\"width: 883px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Leaving-Ft-Pierce.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-943\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Leaving-Ft-Pierce.jpg?resize=474%2C383\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Leaving-Ft-Pierce.jpg?w=883&amp;ssl=1 883w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Leaving-Ft-Pierce.jpg?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Leaving-Ft-Pierce.jpg?resize=768%2C620&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leaving Ft. Pierce through the inlet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-944\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_083308.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-944\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_083308-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_083308.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_083308.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_083308.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_083308.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Gulf Stream off of Miami.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Miami from the water<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-947\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074638.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-947\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074638-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074638.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074638.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074638.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074638.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miami from the water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074710.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-948\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074710-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074710.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074710.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074710.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170128_074710.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">1-26-17<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are planning on heading to Dinner Key tomorrow Friday the 27 . . . .<\/p>\n<p>The Marina in Ft. Pierce was so nice we decided to stay for a few weeks and do some boat projects, this plus the everyday temperatures ranged between 75-80 degrees, and we had finally escaped the cold.&nbsp; The biggest project was putting 6 coats of varnish on the port side of the boat.&nbsp; It takes one day to tape up the boat and another to scrape and sand the old varnish, after everything is prepped you can only put one coat on each day.<\/p>\n<p>Varnish work &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_175933.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-937\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_175933-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_175933.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_175933.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_175933.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_175933.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_171527.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-938\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_171527-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_171527.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_171527.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_171527.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170126_171527.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170119_175635.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-939\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170119_175635-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170119_175635.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170119_175635.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170119_175635.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170119_175635.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We put in about 6-7 hours of work each day on varnishing &#8211; but not everyone pulled their weight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-936\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170109_094444.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-936\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170109_094444-768x1024.jpg?resize=474%2C632\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170109_094444.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170109_094444.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One last trip the Ft. Pierce Farmers Market<\/span><\/p>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170114_101505.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-935\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170114_101505-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170114_101505.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170114_101505.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170114_101505.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170114_101505.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Fernandina to Ft. Pierce Florida<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We left Fernandina on Thursday January 5th at 7:00 a.m. and headed south for Ft. Pierce.&nbsp; The weather forecast called for the strongest cold front of the winter to roll through with 30-40 knot winds.&nbsp; We had a two and a half day warning that it was on its way and decided to get out ahead of it rather than being anchored off Fernandina.&nbsp; We ran 32 hours offshore and arrived at Ft. Pierce around 3:00 p.m.&nbsp; We did not want to be anchored in 30-40 knot winds and managed to secure a slip in probably the best spot in all of Ft. Pierce to ride out a blow.&nbsp; In the picture below you can see the inlet at the top and in the middle of of condos on the right an artificial cut with some slips in the middle&nbsp; &#8211; this is Harbour Isle Marina and where we were lucky enough to secure a spot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Harbour-Isle-Marina.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-914\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Harbour-Isle-Marina-1024x681.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Harbour-Isle-Marina.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Harbour-Isle-Marina.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Harbour-Isle-Marina.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Harbour-Isle-Marina.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Red is something you never want to see when you are offshore in a weather forecast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PredictWind-Map.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-913\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PredictWind-Map.jpg?resize=474%2C444\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PredictWind-Map.jpg?w=821&amp;ssl=1 821w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PredictWind-Map.jpg?resize=300%2C281&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PredictWind-Map.jpg?resize=768%2C719&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nomad tied up at Harbour Isle Marina<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_100342.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-912\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_100342-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_100342.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_100342.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_100342.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_100342.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We walked up to the inlet to have a look at the ocean on Sunday . . . there were no boats entering or leaving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_114040.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-923\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_114040-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_114040.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_114040.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_114040.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170108_114040.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday after sleeping for 13 hours we went to the Ft. Pierce Farmers Market which lived up to its reputation as one of the best in the U.S., on the way back we walked by a BBQ joint and decided to stop in for lunch. <a class=\"_2wma\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TillmansFamousBarbecue\/?ref=page_internal\">Tillman&#8217;s Famous Barbecue<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_124052.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-915\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_124052-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_124052.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_124052.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_124052.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_124052.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_121054.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-916\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_121054-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_121054.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_121054.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_121054.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170107_121054.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The run from Fernandina to Ft. Pierce, Cape Canaveral concentrates a lot of shipping moving along the coast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ferandina-to-Ft-Pierce.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-921\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ferandina-to-Ft-Pierce.jpg?resize=474%2C773\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ferandina-to-Ft-Pierce.jpg?w=522&amp;ssl=1 522w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Ferandina-to-Ft-Pierce.jpg?resize=184%2C300&amp;ssl=1 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Happy New Year!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We left Charleston on New Years Eve and headed for Fernandina, we stayed a little longer than planned due to weather but did not complain since it is one of our favorite places.&nbsp; Before we left we had dinner at <a href=\"http:\/\/leonsoystershop.com\/\">Leon&#8217;s Fine Poultry and Oysters. &nbsp; <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161230_145108.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161230_145108-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161230_145108.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161230_145108.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161230_145108.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161230_145108.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had decent weather for the trip, but there was a lot of traffic around Savannah.&nbsp; Many large cargo ships coming and going.&nbsp; We had to communicate with one large freighter that came within a half mile of us.&nbsp; We could see fireworks from shore at midnight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Charleston-to-Fernandiana.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-922\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Charleston-to-Fernandiana.jpg?resize=474%2C497\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Charleston-to-Fernandiana.jpg?w=878&amp;ssl=1 878w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Charleston-to-Fernandiana.jpg?resize=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1 286w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Charleston-to-Fernandiana.jpg?resize=768%2C805&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We arrived in Fernandina on New Years day and dropped anchor near the Fernandina marina.&nbsp; Hurricane Matthew hit Fernandina very hard in October and the marina and fuel dock were closed, fortunately we fueled up in Charleston and had enough fuel on board to continue down the Florida coast.&nbsp; Lots of boats were lost and many were still washed up on shore.&nbsp; The city is starting to collect the damaged boats for salvage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170105_072755.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-917\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170105_072755-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170105_072755.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170105_072755.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170105_072755.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170105_072755.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We sat in Fernandina for five days waiting for weather to head back offshore, we took this time to work on boat projects and catch up on sleep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170104_104903.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-918\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170104_104903-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170104_104903.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170104_104903.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170104_104903.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20170104_104903.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Saturday, December 24th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After fighting with the ICW we looked forward to getting offshore,&nbsp; Nomad is an offshore cruising sailboat and wanted to get out of the ditch!&nbsp; We left Carolina Beach at noon so that we would arrive in Charleston during daylight and immediately went through Snow&#8217;s Cut (always a challenge).&nbsp; We arrived in Charleston a little early and bled off some time sitting outside the harbor waiting for sunrise.&nbsp; Lots of large ship traffic coming in and out of the channel while we waited.&nbsp; We had great weather the whole trip.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-905\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Southport-to-Charleston.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-905 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Southport-to-Charleston-1024x869.jpg?resize=474%2C402\" width=\"474\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Southport-to-Charleston.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Southport-to-Charleston.jpg?resize=300%2C255&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Southport-to-Charleston.jpg?resize=768%2C652&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Southport-to-Charleston.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carolina Beach to Charleston SC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t get much better than this.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-900\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_170005.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-900 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_170005-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_170005.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_170005.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_170005.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_170005.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset on the North Atlantic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_153003.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-898\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_153003-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_153003.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_153003.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_153003.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_153003.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Traffic coming out of Southport.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-897\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_141358.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-897 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_141358-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_141358.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_141358.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_141358.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_141358.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The tug was named the Elizabeth Ann.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_165849.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-899 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_165849-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_165849.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_165849.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_165849.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161221_165849.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betsy standing watch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ship&#8217;s cat always likes it when the boat stops moving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161223_170026.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-902\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161223_170026-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161223_170026.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161223_170026.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161223_170026.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161223_170026.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looks like we will be spending Christmas in Charleston.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161222_184111.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-901\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161222_184111-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161222_184111.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161222_184111.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161222_184111.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161222_184111.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can get anywhere in Charleston by bicycle &#8211; we broke out our bikes and started exploring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_122139.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-904\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_122139-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_122139.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_122139.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_122139.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_122139.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chicken and waffles at the Marina Variety Store Restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_084330.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-903\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_084330-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_084330.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_084330.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_084330.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161224_084330.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next jump is from Charleston to Fernandina FL . . . maybe the middle of next week.<\/p>\n<p>-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Sunday, December 18th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had a challenging time coming down the ICW below Beaufort, lots of shallow water for our 6 1\/2 foot draft.&nbsp; We went aground a number of times.&nbsp; We are now sitting in Carolina Beach, NC waiting for a weather window to go offshore to Charleston, SC.&nbsp; The next stretch of the ICW is worse than the section we just finished so we decided to hold out for an offshore opportunity.&nbsp; Somewhere between Tuesday &#8211; Thursday looks like a possibility.<\/p>\n<p>We did get into Oriental, NC for the required 50 hour maintenance for our new engine.&nbsp; A sailing friendly town, full of great people &#8211; we will try to stop again on our way north.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-884\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_170119.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-884\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_170119-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_170119.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_170119.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_170119.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_170119.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oriental NC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shrimping is big business in these parts.&nbsp; Occasionally we meet one of these on the ICW &#8211; always in a narrow stretch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_081804.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-887\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_081804-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_081804.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_081804.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_081804.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_081804.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Valves being adjusted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deatonyachts.com\">Deaton Yacht Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-888\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_143548.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-888 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_143548-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_143548.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_143548.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_143548.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161213_143548.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eight valves &#8211; two for each cylinder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Outside <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lejeune.marines.mil\/About\/About-LtGen-Lejeune\/\">Camp Lejeune<\/a> we were joined by three dolphins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161216_110617.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-885\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161216_110617-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161216_110617.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161216_110617.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161216_110617.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161216_110617.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our course for the last week or so.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NC.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-886\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NC.jpg?resize=474%2C466\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NC.jpg?w=955&amp;ssl=1 955w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NC.jpg?resize=300%2C295&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NC.jpg?resize=768%2C754&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>We left Rock Hall Sunday, December 4th<\/strong><\/span> . . . way too late in the year, but the sea trial for the new engine delayed us a little, plus we did not have enough water to re-float Nomad.<\/p>\n<p>The Friday before we had to stop at our favorite bar in Newark Two Stones Pub.&nbsp; You never know who you will run into, and this night we sat next to some longtime Amtrak workers.&nbsp; These guys were beer aficionados who meet at Two Stones every Wednesday at 4:00.&nbsp; Being railroad workers they get around the east coast.&nbsp; We got talking about legendary beers that were nearly unattainable and they said that they actually had them in their trunks!&nbsp; Unbelievably they each gave us one each of the beers we had been talking about.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-859\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_190105.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-859\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_190105-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_190105.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_190105.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_190105.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_190105.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three legendary beers that are nearly unobtainable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-860\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_181846.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-860 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_181846-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_181846.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_181846.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_181846.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161130_181846.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wednesday beer meeting in progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We dropped by the Rock Hall beach before heading out . . . for some reason no one was there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-863\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161122_163535.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-863 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161122_163535-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161122_163535.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161122_163535.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161122_163535.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161122_163535.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rock Hall Beach in December<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ship&#8217;s cat had gotten used to being on land and hanging out in the back yard, we were a little concerned about how he would adjust to being back on the boat.&nbsp; It took about three days for him to fall back into his routines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202341.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-865\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202341-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202341.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202341.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202341.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202341.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202044.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-866\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202044-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202044.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202044.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202044.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_202044.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We left at 12:30PM on Sunday and ran nonstop down the Chesapeake Bay, through Norfolk stopping after the first lock on the ICW at Great Bridge, this took about 26 hours.&nbsp; There was a lot of traffic on the Chesapeake and we encountered some rain and winds.&nbsp; We tied up and proceeded to sleep for the next 15 hours.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-871\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Day-one.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-871\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Day-one.jpg?resize=467%2C915\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Day-one.jpg?w=467&amp;ssl=1 467w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Day-one.jpg?resize=153%2C300&amp;ssl=1 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day one<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-868\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161205_134342.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-868\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161205_134342-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161205_134342.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161205_134342.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161205_134342.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161205_134342.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The free dock at Great Bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lots of good eats on the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_163616.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-876\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_163616-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_163616.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_163616.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_163616.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_163616.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second night we anchored at Deep Point, then on to Belhaven NC.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-875\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_103421.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-875\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_103421-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_103421.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_103421.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_103421.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161208_103421.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Alligator River swing bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-874\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_102726.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-874 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_102726-1024x768.jpg?resize=474%2C356\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_102726.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_102726.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_102726.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/20161210_102726.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fish docks at R.E. Mayo &#8211; you can stop for fuel and also buy fresh seafood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-878\" style=\"width: 934px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Day-4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-878\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Day-4.jpg?resize=474%2C477\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Day-4.jpg?w=934&amp;ssl=1 934w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Day-4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Day-4.jpg?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailnomad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Day-4.jpg?resize=768%2C772&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First week out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Right now we are anchored in the South River across from Oriental NC.&nbsp; Our new engine needs a 50 hour service to keep the warranty in effect.&nbsp; Our hope is to get into Oriental tomorrow&nbsp; and have a Yanmar dealer do the work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/dd>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Home &#8211; Rock Hall We made it to Great Bridge in 3 days on the ICW, spent 2 nights there and made a 23 hour run straight from Great Bridge Virginia&nbsp;to Rock Hall MD arriving right at daybreak. There was a lot of tug boat traffic between Oriental and Great Bridge.&nbsp; While anchored we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sailnomad.us\/?page_id=851\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2016 &#8211; 2017<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-851","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4j4f7-dJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailnomad.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailnomad.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailnomad.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailnomad.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailnomad.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=851"}],"version-history":[{"count":95,"href":"https:\/\/sailnomad.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1130,"href":"https:\/\/sailnomad.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/851\/revisions\/1130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailnomad.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}