To reach our Bahamas check in destination by Saturday evening, we had to leave Marlin Bay Marina (Marathon) on Thursday morning. We said good bye to our Marlin Bay Community and dropped the lines about 10 am.
The first day from Marathon was quite pleasant. We drove from the flybridge and Amanda read.
Our trip East and North took us back to Rodriguez Cay today. Friday morning had to be a long day to Ft. Lauderdale. Seventy miles, to be precise. Much of this day was uncomfortable for us. The seas were on our starboard stern, so we rolled and turned for hours. Amanda and I both chose not to eat all day out of fear that we would only see our breakfast or lunch again. Never was scary, it was just yucky. We were very happy to pull into the inlet on the ICW from the Atlantic and feel the waters flatten. We made it to Lauderdale right at 5 pm and got settled into our slip at Pier 66 Marina, a marina that houses boats so large that ours could easily serve as their dinghy. Because we were so tired and had a long day again ahead of us, we decided we would splurge and order from a restaurant that would deliver our dinner. Steve and Susie were in full agreement, so Amanda spent 1 ½ hours trying to order something. For reasons too numerous to count, we gave up. Amanda baked a potato, mixed up some tuna salad and guacamole, and we ate very late. Amanda did 3 loads of laundry while I worked on getting our phone for the Bahamas activated and finished (I thought). Then I completed (I thought) the rest of the online paperwork for clearing customs in the Bahamas. I got to bed at 12:45 and set the alarm for 5:45.