We are in Dunedin Florida now. We got here this morning and found a great anchorage near the municipal marina. It is a fantastic place. They had a Christmas festival tonight with a boat parade. The boats were all decorated with lights and went from one marina down the ICW about four miles then came back and entered the municipal marina. We took lots of pics but most did not turn out. They had a band playing Christmas music, sold hot dogs and roasted marshmallows. The mayor gave a speech. Santa came up on stage at the end and lit the big Christmas tree. We felt like we were in a Christmas movie. I was having flashbacks of the movie Groundhog Day. It was the same kind of atmosphere as the scene in the square when they pulled the groundhog out.
The trip from Steinhatche was long but went pretty well. The weather was not too far off what was predicted. We had a few hours where it was rough and then a few hours of almost dead calm. Still all in all it was a very good trip. Day one 59 miles in ten hours, day two 64 miles in ten and a half hours. We arrived and got anchored before dark both days. Both nights were very rough anchorages though. I didn't hardly sleep at all. Tonight will be different. We are in an excellent place with good wind and wave protection. Last night the wind was predicted to be coming out of the east so we anchored near the east bank, but instead in stayed out of the north and Morgans bow (and my bed) kept bouncing up and down about a foot every 30 seconds or so.
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| Part of the boat parade |
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| City Christmas tree. |
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| Sailing from Steinhatchee. |
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| Sailing from Steinhatchee. |
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| Anchored at Dunedin. |
2 comments:
Looks like you've sailed into some warmer weather, no frost tonight. Did you get to shut the motor off Friday at all, or did getting in before dark make it necessary to run it?
We did have it off for a few hours but time constrants of getting there before dark made me start it up agin when we got below 5 mph. One thing I like about the C25 is the motorwell. With this new 4 stroke I can close it up and put a cushon in front of it. That really quiets it down. The exhaust is at the prop so the motor allways has fresh air even when the well is closed up.
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