We are scooting down the Florida coast, finally making some progress against the Gulf Stream. It is one thing to understand that the Gulf Stream is a river of water flowing northward along the east coast, quite another when your knot meter indicates you are moving at 7.5 knots but GPS say, sorry you are only going 4.5 knots!

Anyway, we are getting ready to pull into Ft Lauderdale for a day and half layover. Clean up the boat, clean up the crew, repair the autopilot, re-provision the boat, fuel up and make the final push down around the Keys and across the Gulf!

We are all well and looking forward to a hot shower and a little rum! More later - Snowflake standing by on 16 - Out.