Stuart for two days AS PLANNED!!

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Geo: 27.2002, -80.2555

Shocking. We actually stuck to a plan! 😉

We left Indiantown, heading eastbound in the Okeechobee Waterway back to Stuart. We backtracked through one lock, and under our lowest bridge to date. It is 54 feet – our mast height is around 51, but we say 52 for good measure. (Ha! No pun intended!)

In Stuart, we grabbed a mooring ball right behind (sometimes beside – depending on the wind direction) our friends on "Simunye" (Pronounced: See-moon-ya, Meaning: “We Are One” in Zulu.)

Simunye had been in Stuart for several days before us, and were ready to move on as soon as one more part arrived for their boat. Because there were no weather windows to jump to the Bahamas at that point, we wanted to move further south to get ourselves to a good position to jump to Bimini, our first choice in the Bahamas, rather than further north to the Abacos, incase a window did present itself.

Boy, it's a good thing that we stuck to this plan! We only stayed in Stuart for two nights, despite bumping into good friends we met last year. Craig and Donna on “Mighty Fine” arrived in Stuart the same day, and it was so great to see familiar faces! We met them last year in Fernandina Beach. They were travelling with our EYC friends, Brian and Jane. We travelled together, on and off, from Fernandina Beach, FL to Coconut Grove, FL and then spent last Christmas Eve together. Hope to catch up with them again at some point.

Must. Get. Further. South.

(As you read on, you'll learn that a SMALL weather window DID appear!!)

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