Kerm here,
Some days you can pack on 80 miles and feel like if there way more daylight you could pack on another 30 or 40 more and some days,like today, where we did 36.7 and it feels worse than crossing the Gulf. OK, there were 7 bridges (5 had to go up and 2 were wide eyed close), a gazillion no wake zones and Sunday big and small boat traffic but jeez we feel beat up like we were pushing the envelope. We didn't leave until 10:00 and pulled into a marina at 2:45 and were never so glad to put our feet on terra firma.
Tomorrow we are headed to Ft. Myers Beach where they have a mooring field. 40 miles, 2 bridges but only one has to open. Still some no wake zones but most people will be back to work so I will not have to pontificate to Chris all day about how this or that person is breaking navigation rules. The worst state for ignorance of right of way rules, most rude and just plain stupid has got to be Florida. Second is MN but the boats are smaller there so, well, whatever. So, tomorrow and all the rest of the days in FL I will take a deep breath when someone try's to attack the 'Belle'. I just hope that I don't pass out when they come in multiple waves (no pun intended).
Kerm
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