We got up at 5:30 to depart the Bahamas.
It was dark, and I had Chris on the foredeck with a flashlight to guide us out of the walled canal. He told me there was plenty of water depth, but he didn't seem to notice how close we were to the canal walls. And he wouldn't turn around to talk to me, making it impossible to tell what he was saying.
Once outside the canal, we set sail in a beam reach. In an hour, I realized that the boat's speed would not get us to Florida in daylight. So we started the motor.
Breakfast was underway, featuring Kimchi Ramen, which was cooked on site.
We decided to sail for Fort Pierce. Port Carnival was good if we wanted to go on a night sail.
We tried the Starlink, but it wouldn't work until we were 12 miles from the shore. Eventually, it worked - when we got to 12 miles offshore, about the same as Cellular.
We came into Fort Pierce Inlet in the dark. Chris was my eyes.
We anchored outside the Safe Harbour Marina at 19:30 and dinghyed in to meet with Mark and Jane. We went out for supper at the marina. Mark joined us for a beer, and Jane stayed aboard to sleep on Aida.
The next day, we used Mark's car to do groceries and helped Mark put on the Stack Pack and Main Sail on the Aries.
Monday was rainy and we stayed aboard Bellum. Bellum goes for a good wash.
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