Lake Boca Raton (anchored)
February 13, 2022
When we first started this journey it was so cold that we often slept under three blankets. In the mornings we would have to fire up our propane heaters and start heating water for our tea. Last night we slept on top of the blankets – warmer than usual because we had to close our hatches and most of our portlights due to forecasted rain.
As suspected, the weather kept this anchorage uncrowded this morning. We pretty much had all of the weathers throughout the day, from cloudy to rainy and finally some sunshine.
Today was a lazy day: we read a lot, made some plans, and now John is watching the Super Bowl using the tv antenna and our generator. Although there was a small craft advisory we are in a really sheltered area and aren’t feeling wind or waves of any size.
We do move, though, due to some wind and the currents. Sometimes it’s disorienting to see the landscape outside of our portlights change as we move. It’s also difficult to get a frame of reference to determine if we are dragging out anchor. John is confident that everything is fine – he also indulged me by checking the GPS and laying out more chain. I comfort myself by remembering that we have good insurance.
Although the anchorage are s fairly empty tonight a huge yacht has anchored nearby with about 20 people and a huge television screen on it. I could not convince John to take the dinghy over to hang out with them 🙂
There may be a good weather window for us to head to the Bahamas at the end of this week. Since the Gulf Stream flows north we have to wait for the wind to NOT come from the north, otherwise the wind and water will be fighting each other and we’ll have super-rough ocean conditions. It’s no fun if we have to fight robust waves.
Life on Lailia 