It was rocky in the slip until sometime after midnight. When I got up around 0300, things had calmed down and the wind had shifted to the east.
I’m awake at 0600 and decide that we need to get underway ASAP. True to form it takes us until 0740 back out of the slip. Once out side of the marina harbor, we confront the first of two bridges that require opening for us to pass.
Another boat, Makani joins us and we travel together most of the day. On southward we go passing Titusville, the NASA Causeway Bridge, Cocoa, and Eau Gallie. The wind is just right for a port weather run. We reach speeds of 7.9 and make good time. We are approaching Melbourne when the warm front moving northward begins to pass over us. The winds pickup, the sky darkens and it starts to sprinkle just as we reach the area where we planned to anchor.
We got the hook down and it was only 1400. It was too far to make it to Vero Beach and there were no good anchorages between Melbourne and Vero Beach.
We open a bottle of red and enjoy the warm temps and the gentle rain. Buddy is out on deck and enjoying himself too. We get a call from our friend Maggie and we let her know we should be in Stuart on Monday.
We spend the rest of the afternoon just chilling.
Location: Anchored near the Melbourne High Rise Bridge, Melbourne, FL MM 918
Started: 0740 Stopped: 1402
Distance Traveled: 41 mi, Avg Spd: 6.2 Max Spd:7.9
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