Our neighbors at the marina were up and shouting at each other as they cast off at 630. a.m. We woke up for the second time at about 7:30. We took our time over breakfast, watching a large alligator swim across the Marina and watching fishermen catch a good sized largemouth bass. We cast off at 930. The trip down the St Lucie canal was uneventful. We passed through the final lock of the Okeechobee waterway which dropped us about 12 feet to sea level. We had been powering for most of the day because yesterday's wind was gone, but as we neared the coast and turned South we finally had a nice sailing breeze. We stopped at a marina within sight of the Saint Lucie Inlet and the Atlantic Ocean , in a small side channel called manatee Pocket, which bills itself as the sailfish capital of the world. Indeed we are surrounded by many large and luxurious sport fishing boats. Today and yesterday were both 30 mile days without stretching ourselves. That is farther than I had expected when planning the cruise. By the way I have discovered that Carina gets better fuel mileage then our suburban or Jeep: 1/4 gallon of diesel per hour at 4 knots.
I actually do know a little about spelling and punctuation, even if google doesn't.
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