We're off on another cruise on Carina, heading south toward Charlotte Harbor and wherever we get. Left home at 9-15. Cloudy sky, temp about 70. Not enough wind to sail. Easy motorsail across lumpy Tampa Bay, and then- April Fool- I aimed us for the wrong channel and directed us up Little Manatee River instead of the correct Intrcoastal Waterway channel. Been down here many times, so it's hard to believe I got it wrong. Blame my reliance on the phone app with NOAA charts, and looking too closely zoomed in. Cost just an hour, no harm, and saw an good spot for an overnight anchorage an easy sail from home sometime. By that time we could see on radar that it was raining back at home. A cold front is approaching. The east wind picked up so we got in a couple of hours of good sailing, along with light rain. Docked at Cortez at the Seafood Shack. A new dockmaster and a new policy- first night dockage free! But they got dinner business from us and we watched the Rays beat the Rockies. Rays are 4 and 1 now- a lot better than last year's start. A relaxing, easy day on the water, followed by a quiet first night sleeping. Quiet except the dinghy bumping. I have a plan for that, but will need to buy a long piece of light line.
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