Ft Lauderdale

You can see from the Spot msg we are in Ft Lauderdale. We arrived in Lake Worth/ Palm Beach Friday at 2010 and anchored NE of Peanut Island with a lot of other boats. We then departed at 0735 and arrived on a mooring ball at Ft. Lauderdale's Las Olas Bridge area at 1415, after running outside. I stopped about 5 miles North of the Lauderdale entrance next to a dive boat and got some Cuban divers to inspect my rudder and keel. After running aground many days ago, I have been waiting on warm water to do the dive. When I saw the dive flag, I thought of a better idea. The diver reported some paint missing, but no injury to the fiberglass tip of the rudder. I am sleeping better. We plan on staying here until Tue and cross to West End, Grand Bahama Island with a wind on the beam if the forecasts hold up. Walked the beach yesterday and visited West Marine and the grocery store today. Carlene and DK are on a ball next to us, and we are having them for drinks and dinner tonight. The side curtains are finally rolled up, and we are in short sleeve shirts and swim trunks, sans any socks! Life is getting better. S
We have had Manatees playing around the boat ever since we got here. And on the way down, a pod of dolphins came, including a baby about 2 feet long, and jumped all around us .We are so lucky!! nanc