Lantana – Manatee Pocket, March 25

It really got quite cold here last night. In fact, the weather forecaster used the words “wind chill”! I know what you are all thinking, however, for us it was a shock! Remember, boats aren’t well insulated!

Darrell spent some time this morning working on the starboard transmission. We lost reverse in it yesterday and he attempted to fix it. He was unsuccessful and thinks the clutch plate is worn out. Luckily we have 2 engines, so still have 1 reverse which works (knock on wood).

We left about 10:30 this morning. We went through Lake Worth, which was very wide and choppy, then back into the narrow waterway. Palm Beach, North Palm Beach, Juno Beach, Jupiter and Hobe Sound. More views like yesterday, beautiful homes and boats. We saw part of a West Palm Beach golf course.

We followed a Coast Guard work boat for quite awhile. We passed it when it stopped to repair a marker.

The waterway system down here is very interesting. There are canals branching off of the main waterway, just like streets. Almost all the homes have a dock with boats in front of their houses.

Tiger Woods is supposed to have a home in Jupiter. If we saw his house we didn’t know it, there was no sign of his 155’ yacht “Privacy”.

So much of the ICW today was posted “idle – no wake”. That meant we were only going 5-6 mph. We ended up in Manatee Pocket, an anchorage about a mile from St. Lucie Inlet.