Painfully Slow Going!

From: Cayo Costa SP GIWW MM 25.0
To: Bimini Basin MM OWW 145.7


Weather: East wind 15-18 knots; partly sunny; high 85 low 75

Comment: Well, we should have stayed put in Cayo Costa or at least we should have waited for the wind to abate. There were times when our speed dropped below 4 mph! Besides the waves generated by the wind, we had to contend with wake from big and small craft alike. Doesn't anybody work anymore? We couldn't believe all of the boat traffic on a blustery Monday morning. So much for our rule not to ply the waterway on the weekend. We'll have to add Monday into the equation.

We made our destination, Bimini Basin, in Cape Coral, by 1500 hours. It took us 6 hours and 40 minutes to go twenty-five miles! Shortly after we arrived, our friends, Dee and Lee arrived on their Gemini About Time.

As we were going to shore, we stopped to say, "Hi," and to schedule time for Bocce. The games will begin tomorrow!