Finally! Chapter 5 ( Neptune, Poseidon and Mariah finally are in sync)

When we went to bed on Tuesday night we decided we had a plan to leave in the morning!!  Yay, we were so excited!  Then, we awoke at 6:00 AM on Wednesday to rain and socked in clouds.  Mother Nature has a funny way of messing with us!  We gave it some time though and the rain stopped.  We were able to leave Harbor Town Marina at 8:50 AM and motored down the ICW (Intracoastal waterway),  The Ocean outside of the ICW is still to rough for a sail until Friday however on Friday the weather looks like a perfect day to cross the Gulf Stream!   So we motor for 2 days and then plan to sail across.
On Tuesday we anchored on the ICW at Hobe Sound.  This is a beautiful anchorage. There is a natural wildlife Refuge and white sandy beaches. Everything we have seen on the ICW is beautiful. There were a few areas that have been changed from previous Hurricanes and not dredged out so we had to be careful and watch our instruments closely.  We never ran aground, thankfully.     On our way out of harbor Town this morning we were escorted by a pod of Dolphin.  We saw another pod near St. Lucie.  I never tire of seeing these beautiful creatures.  I wasn't fast enough getting there pictures, I will try harder.  We left at first light and motored to Lake Worth.  We went through a total of 12 bridges from Fort Pierce to Lake Worth.  Some of them were fixed so we sailed right under them.  The others you had to radio the tower and ask them to lift the bridge or wait for the scheduled lift time.  Along the way we saw many beautiful homes and boats. We refueled in Lake Worth and we will prepare for the boat and ourselves for a day of sailing . We are now anchored off Peanut Island in Lake Worth for the night.  We will have to leave Lake Worth early so we can make it to West End, Bahamas before they close, to clear customs.

             
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More to come once we get to the Islands.  Can't wait to get there!