Intermediate Destination In Sight
It's been a while since leaving St. Augustine and we've covered a good amount of ground. We've stopped at a variety of Loggerhead Marinas along the way including; The Loggerhead Marina at Vero Beach and Loggerhead Marina at Lantana. We've made our "home base" at Loggerhead Marina Hollywood, FL for the past month. As luck would have it, I have a Contract to Hire offer at a local software company (within 3.5 miles of the marina) so I'll be keeping up with work. If things go well, I'll be staying on provided they are okay with my remote work requirements.
Preparations!
Stacie now has a new passport, the boat is registered in Florida, we are registered with the CBP through SVRS and DTOPS. So, from an official perspective we're ready. Additionally we've added a new 250 Watt Keyocera Solar Panel, a 200 Amp Hour Lithium Ion house battery, a new 1000 watt true sine inverter, an AC transfer switch, and a cool battery monitor system. Possibly a bit of overkill, but I'd really like to anchor out more than staying in marinas while in the Bahamas.
Next, we will be installing the new foot blocks which were disintegrating rapidly on our way down the coast this trip. Finally we'll be doing the normal Maintenance on the Engine; thankfully we will not be guessing as much with our new Engine Hour meter!
