Monday 4/8 we left the mooring ball in Ft. Lauderdale for a 3 hour ride to Boca Raton, where we anchored in Lake Boca Raton. It was a nice anchorage with half being 12ft deep and the other ankle deep. This was a popular stop for charter boats. There is also a boat ramp just a short ride away so that we can get Roxie to land.
We had a partial eclipse in Boca Raton but it was pretty cloudy. It didn't get dark, but there was an eerie shadow. We didn't have glasses so we didn't get to look at it.
After work on Tuesday I went on a cleaning frenzy. I had planned on doing a deep cleaning when we got to Stuart, but there was so much dust everywhere after being in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, I just couldn't stand it any longer. Around 5 o'clock Bill and I took the dingy to the boat ramp and went for a walk over to the beach and to pick-up an order of lobster bisque and a lobster roll from Mistic Lobster Roll.
The beach was pretty wavy with the red warning flag a flying, but that didn't stop the surfers!
There is a park between A1A and the beach that was so full of plants and trees that they create a tunnel of shade and you can hear the waves crashing on the beach. So pretty!
Wednesday morning we started heading north again and made it to an anchorage in North Palm Beach. The wind was picking up and the forecast was for steady winds of 15-20 with gusts up to 30 mph. We set an extra long scope on the anchor with plenty of room to swing.
We made it to Stuart Friday afternoon, where we had a reservation for a weeks stay at Safe Harbor, the marina where we bought Cheers. We have officially crossed our wake and completed the great loop!
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