Pelican Bay

Tuesday May 2, 2017
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The alarm did not "go off" and we slept until 6:20 AM but still got underway by 6:45 AM. The weather was a bit blowy from the south (in our face) but forecast to ease and turn to the west. Once out of the Bay there were plenty of 4 and 5 footers and the Admiral was not feeling too good. The weather did ease as the day but the Admiral fed the fishes a couple of times - I think that was a first.
The poor lady has a sore foot, sciatica and is throwing up! At least her birthday is not until tomorrow!

View from our stern as we headed out

The highlight of the day was a couple of porpoises who were so excited about swimming with Tide Hiker that they jumped clear out of the water as they approached. They are big fish, and its quite a sight to see them 100% airborne.

The XX miles passed uneventfully, Tide Hiker was running well as usual. We came in thru Boca Grande passage, and were anchored in Pelican Bay by about 6:15 PM. It was beautifully calm. What a shame we cannot stay.

The Okeechobee Lake depth seems to be holding up so we are going to make a run for it.