Day 12 – Thursday – 12/13/18
“What a fun day” said Henry as he sat on the couch at bedtime. What a difference visitors and a pool can make!
Today we were joined by Greg and Susan from back home in Colorado. They were staying in Boynton Beach for the week helping care for family members and were able to take a vacation day on the water. They got shuttled to the boat in the morning, boarded with big smiles during a rainstorm.
We enjoyed a great visit as Amel motored south through the drawbridges of the Palm Beach area. They generously treated us lunch with homemade cookies and early Christmas gifts for the kids. The rain cleared and the sun came out giving a good view of the passing scenery, which included 100+ft megayachts and Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, though Mar-a-Lago’s luxury is marred by multi-year bridge construction and nonstop pounding from piledrivers audible for a mile or more.
After anchoring in Lantana next to the bridge came the best part. Greg and Susan treated us to amazing boater luxuries: hot showers, laundry, a dip in their complex’s pool and hot tub, topped off with burgers and ice cream. The kids were in heaven, and we adults were very thankful for their generosity a second time around. Thanks guys!
Tomorrow, Friday, we’re off to downtown Fort Lauderdale and likely the Lake Sylvia anchorage. The next weather window keeps changing shape, but it appears that sometime Saturday/Sunday will mark the start of a few days of favorable winds, with strangely calm wind speeds for the better part of a week.
Fun Afloat 