visit from friends who drove to see us from Fort Lauderdale

Leaving USA

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March 11th 2014
We are ready to leave USA, leave North America. The winds turned today and are now coming from the South, but the waves had not settled yet. We could have left today, but since the winds tomorrow are also from the south and the waves will have calmed to three feet and less we will leave tomorrow around 6 am. The gulf stream is not wide at the moment, and the current will only be 1 knot instead of ... read more

North America » United States » Florida » Key Biscayne

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more