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Enjoying the warmth in Florida now☀️☀️☀️.

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  On our way we stopped at the quaint little town of Saint Augustine, a former Spanish colonial Outpost that has kept its rich historical past very well preserved. We met with Steve Johnson, a colleague of Muriel from P&W who happened to be vacationing for a few days at his place there. In Florida, we set our “base camp” at our friends Fred and Marc beautiful house in Vero Beach. Real fact: after our hiking adventures, it took a double wash to get a decent smell back on our clothes! Besides abusing our friend’s washer and dryer, we spoil ourselves in comfort and luxury for a few days. Fred has a horse, Jimmy, and Muriel enjoys it! They also have a great home with a semi indoor pool! And we all enjoy it! That's a frame with bug screen, so the home is kept wide open. Vero Beach is going through a heat wave and temperature is reaching the 80ies! After a couple of days of farniente we go for a kayak tour at the Round Island State Park. We're impressed by the manatees that swim...
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Bahamas!

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  03/15/2018  - That's it! We stuff the boat with food, water, diesel, a windsurf board and we go! Marc and Fred’s beautiful Hunter 44 sailing vessel is named...Champagne! It's going to be a 2 day journey before we arrive at West End, Grand Bahama. So, the first day we head south on the IntraCoastal Waterway (ICW) from Vero Beach Marina. It's roughly 10 hours moving at 6-7 knots. We pass many bridges, some are high enough for our mast (61ft), others are bascule bridges. We also make a diesel stop during which Marc demonstrates his utmost maneuvering skills in the very cramped space. We are impressed by some of the properties along the way. Huge mansions with huge private docks holding huge motorboats. It's a billionaires’ world! Narrow channels between mangroves and frequent dolphins fishing around make for a great first day overall. We arrive at our anchoring, West Palm Beach inlet, with plenty of time for our first “apéritif” (French style Happy Hour) and dinner on th...
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