Today we did all of our shopping and stocked the boat. With the amount of food we had left on board from the last trip, it was a pretty quick shopping expedition; mainly fresh produce and dairy. We could probably go 6 to 8 weeks and not buy anything but produce and dairy. We checked out Little Girl and she cranked right up and purred like a kitten. We took a trip to Rip Off Ronnie's and got a few parts to fix the Bimini Sling and a Hummingbird depth finder for Little Girl and took on 200 gallons of fuel. Only one thing left to do, and that's to pull out the dive gear.
Last night we did a little shakedown cruise from St. Lucie Inlet to Ft. Pierce Inlet which was a nice 5 hour off shore run. The weather was perfect with 2-3' seas. Fat Bottom Girl ran perfectly. This was the first time in 13 months we've had an opportunity to return and spend any time on her. However, in our absence she has been routinely cranked and had her full systems ran.
Our plan is to pull out at 4:00AM and go straight to Sail Cay which will be about a 15/hour run. Monday morning we'll head straight to Green Turtle Cay to clear customs.
The forecast for tomorrow is:
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 5 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD
10 SECONDS.
Fat Bottom Girl - out
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