We had a great time on Singer Island, but we felt like it was time to be on the move again. We left on Monday, March 25, to head further south. As we were headed south all the boats from The Palm Beach Boat Show were headed north to go out the inlet. It was a great free boat show, but made a lot of traffic in a narrow waterway & gridlock at the bridge. It got a little scary when the captains headed north wouldn't listen to the bridge operator & wouldn't let us through the bridge when it was our turn. Al doesn't like to be intimidated or back down, so he almost put our anchor through the side windows of a brand new 65ft. sport fishing boat. Thank goodness Al can control our boat perfectly, even when mad, so we came really close, but didn't hit. We went through the bridge & continued our journey.
South of Palm Beach the channel really narrows with concrete bulkheads on both sides. When boat wakes hit the bulkhead they bounce off & make for a really rough ride. I can't believe the speed limit is 30 mph through this area. I wouldn't want to boat in this area on a regular basis.
We pulled into the Las Olas Marina in Fort Lauderdale. "Whoo-hoo" we made it to Lauderdale for spring break! We headed over to the beach & it was packed with people. It's not like spring break in the past, but it was still busy & fun to see.
Tomorrow we need to fill the boat with fuel.
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