Tuesday, South Lake Worth, January 15, 2013

Tuesday morning did not look like the day Chris Parker and the other weather gurus predicted—windy with a dark grey sky in the west. West End sounded like a much better destination. We left the anchorage around 11am to go to the south anchorage, the jump off point to cross the Gulf Stream from here. Pulling into the Riviera Beach Municipal Marina fuel dock, we topped off our liquids, and I put the boat in forward but Ken had a hard time fending us off their rubber wrapped pylons and the rubrail buckled (and is still buckled). We head into the designated anchorage area and hear ‘Astar’ on the VHF. I hail them and we anchor beside them. ‘Carolina’ anchored closer to the inlet. We confer with ‘Astar’ and agree that West End sounds like the better option. John thinks leaving between 3 and 4am would be the ideal time…..sheesh! I thought we’d get a good night’s sleep! I hail ‘Carolina’ and tell them we’ll be heading to West End with them. Later we meet on ‘Astar’ for happy hour and to discuss our trip.