In Lake Worth Waiting to Cross Over

Oh we have to back up a little here. We have heard of some concerns about people asking us about pirates and if it is a worry to us. Actually we are not to worried about them but while we were in St Augustine we did see a couple of pirate ships come in. After leaving St Augustine we started to get in the high rent district where money is no worry to some. Must be nice! Some of the homes were very nice but as some of our friends on there Blog said, You never seen the owners out enjoying it but always the care takers, Which was so true. Never seen anyone out relaxing in the pools or just sitting watching the many boats go by. Being that this is our first time being away from snow and being where it is warm.

It is sure odd actually seeing the decorations all in place around many of the homes as we pass by. Some go to the extreme as it was rather nice seeing them. I have always wondered why more homes in Florida do not go with solar as it make more sense but the investment is a big chunk of change.
Having a few panels on our boat I know the cost and this place we seen had some dollars laid out. But some of the electric companies do give out incentives as well as the government does also. Continuing south between Titusville and Melbourne we passed by an old Coast Guard buoy tender boat that it looked like someone had bought. Not sure what the heck happened here but you know ya can’t float a boat with out enough water and the tide sure does not rise that much in this area we passed by. As this boat was way out of the channel that we have to stay in. Florida unlike Georgia is pretty much a straight shot down the coast with only a few twist and turns in the ICW. We have had more rain here in Florida then any other part of the trip so far.
Usually rainbows seem to have a high arch in them but this one we were able to see the whole thing which was rather cool. One of the boats heading south was actually coming into the rainbow . So I took a few pictures as usually someplace we seem to meet up with ones that pass us.
I think we should have named our boat Slow Boat. But ya think it could be from all we are carrying aboard.
We have once again been traveling with Polar Pacer and Sn’nook which is a Baba 30. As we got into Lake Worth which is where we are thinking we will cross over from to Green Turtle Cay.Lately the wind has been out of the north for quite a few days. This is not what we want and being what we call a newbie to crossing over we want it just right if that can ever happen. So as we check out many of our weather sources and one weather man on the ssb called Chris Parker. He is one that every one listens to for crossing advice as he runs a paid weather service for cruisers which he will do a detailed forecast for you personally if you sign up for around $300 a year we hear. We have not done that but still we are able to hear him every morning on the ssb giving advice to others. Now we just play the waiting game for what is called a weather window to cross the gulf stream. The gulf stream is basically a flowing river out in the ocean between Florida and the Bahama's that flows to the north around 3 kts. Saturday night on the 4th Jeannie and I along with Sn'nook and Chris from Polar Pacer and many others sat along the ICW and watched a Christmas boat parade which was very cool. The fire works were on a barge and as they moved along the parade route they were lighting fire works off. Some of the boats were done up in a lot of lights and so great to see. But it is weird not having the snow. The weather here has turned cold as the next few nights it is to be in the mid to low 30's and north wind for the next week it sounds like. So as we sit out here in the anchorage and waiting to prepare to cross this might be our last post for a while till we cross over so check our spot location to see where we are actually at till we get wifi once again.