December 14, 2015




and here we sits!   Today Tammy & Bruce sailed off into the gulf stream and have crossed into the Bahamas Bank only to push on east.  We, however, must sit here during the ideal crossing weather until I can be cut up again on Thursday.  Then we may be able to tell when we can leave.  I was not going to write anything until after the procedure but my brother came looking for me today (by email) so I figured I'd better let people know.

We are in Coconut Grove Sailing Club mooring field which is about as close as we can get to the doctors without putting wheels on the boat, so we rented a car.  This undoubtedly the prettiest, friendliest and most convenient mooring field/marina/yacht club we have been in.  Coconut Grove is an ultra rich neighborhood with landscaped walks, plenty of greenery and quaint little shops, nothing like Miami.  Not only is Neman Marcus here but  Aston Martin/Jaguar, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, and Lotus dealerships right up the street.  I could not even look in the window, much less parking next to one.
There were no mooring balls available when we got here but they checked with a guy who was having his boat worked on and rented us his mooring.  (chocolate always works if the mgr is female).    The pictures are of Miami at night, sunrise in the mooring field, and a rainbow showing the sailing club is a pot of gold!   Y'all please check the spot out in satellite mode and zoom in the see where we sit in the mooring field to give you an idea what we are experiencing.