Pressing On to our Christmas stop

       We would like to be further south to find a nice spot to spend Christmas. Today it's only 5 days away so the push is on.  Soon as we could get out of the marina where we had the work done we pressed on. Everything is scheduled around the tide and weather, luck helps a lot too.
 To make sure the stuffing box was not leaking more than it should after being repacked we chose a place only 18 miles away. The stuffing box is a unit which keeps the water out of the boat around the drive shaft.
We stopped for the night at New Smyra Beach in a marina with most boats decorated with lights. It's hard to think about the holiday when it's near 80 degrees. Doesn't stop missing our family and friends who are freezing in the north.

  We had to dodge fishing boats netting sheephead. They had the whole waterway blocked so we had to slow down and weave around them. A passing boater told us to head right at them and, it would be up to them to get out of our way.  I closed my eyes and, we made it through.

Tonight we are only 30 miles from Vero Beach, our chosen place to spend the holiday. But again there is a threat of a storm. Mother nature and Santa should have a talk.

                                                                                   Right off the dock!!!!!!