Atlantic City

We kept checking the weather forecast and it really wasn't looking good to travel in the ocean. We decided to try the inside route eventhough everyone on the dock said it would be too shallow. We left the marina at 5:30 AM on a rising tide hoping that would give us enough water to get through the really shallow spots. The other boats that we were supposed to travel with in the ocean never left the dock. It was extremely windy, cold and rainy, so we drove the boat from inside the cabin with the heat on. It was so windy that there were waves on the Intracoastal. There was only one spot with really shallow water and we were able to get through with just a wisker under the keel, but we never touched bottom. That is quite an accomplishment, as we heard two other boats on the VHF calling for a tow as they were stuck on the bottom. We made it to Atlantic City and went to the Farley State Marina at the Golden Nugget Casino. The weather forecast looks terrible for the next week, so we may be here awhile. 

The boat right next to us came in later in the day after us. They traveled out in the ocean and said the waves were 10ft. high.

The big yacht docked right behind us was also in the Riviera Beach Marina in Palm Beach where we spent the winter.

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