I did it again yesterday - slept right through another gorgeous sunrise :-(
The plan was to leave Lake Worth early - 7 am - and make our way to Hollywood. Definitely was going to be a long day of 55 miles. We wanted to just go outside for this trip but the weather just didn't seem to want us to do that for some reason.
Getting away from the dock was a challenge (Steve even resorted to getting one of the dock guys to help) because of the current and the wind - once again ripping through the marina. Just like it was when we came in. Just like it has been 2 of the 3 times we've been to Lake Worth. What is it about this place???
Our 9 hour cruising day was slowed by the 21 bridges between Lake Worth and Hollywood. Two of the 21 bridges were on demand (they raise the bridge at any time of the day), 1 bridge was removed, 9 bridges we fit under (thanks to the low tide) and the remaining 9 bridges we had to have raised. No problem - except each bridge has a schedule: open on the 1/4 and 3/4 hour, open on the hour and 1/2 hour or open on the hour, 20 after the hour and 40 after the hour. A long day of using the GPS to time our arrival at the bridge at the right time. The only issue was a bridge I thought we could fit under but didn't - had to wait 20 minutes for the next opening.
There was no shortage of sights along this area to see.
The mega yachts were out in force. Many at Lake Worth and then all along the way to Ft. Lauderdale.
We saw this ship with 2 large yachts on it's deck. I guess this is the easy way to get it across the ocean! And probably less expensive than just driving it over.
This mega-yacht got the prize for most unique look.
The name of it is ACE. Wonder if it's a corporate yacht for Ace Hardware??? If so, it might be time to quit shopping at that store - way too much money being spent!
The real prize for yachts was spotted as we passed by Port Everglades. Look closely at the picture on the right - at the bottom center of the picture.
This yacht had at least one (it looked like more than one) rather nice boat inside the hull storage area.
Where DO these folks make their money???
Many homes along the waterway are decorated for the holidays. Still looks strange to me - here in the land of the sunshine and warm weather. Well, not always warm but certainly not the land of the snows!
Our home base for the next few days here in Hollywood will be being tied to the side of Mi-T-Mo - a converted army tug. We first met the owner, Mike, at the very first MTOA rendezvous we attended (by car) in Jacksonville. At that time, we had a record of 32 people in the engine compartment of his boat! 65 feet long and all steel. She's quite a boat ...
Beach, restaurants and the Hollywood open air theater are all just a block away.
Steve's already been to West Marine and Publix - thanks to Mike. He keeps his boat here and in Baltimore - and his car travels with him on the front deck! And not a little smart car but a regular SUV. Crazy!!
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