Respite in North Palm Beach!

After leaving our anchorage in Hobe Sound Friday morning, we headed for North Palm Beach and a marina. We arrived about 1:00. We were both very tired, after working the tide so we had enough water and were on a raising tide at Jupiter Inlet and managing 6 opening bridges. Most of the bridges were on a schedule not request. That meant keeping the boat in the channel as not to hit the bridge while we waited.  I forgot to mention there was current and wind added into the mix. 

Needless to say when we got settled at our dock neither of us were interested in doing much. We had planned to stay only one day, Saturday, to do laundry, get groceries and make water. When Saturday got here and Larry attempted to make water the filters had become foul, so that meant he needed to pickle the water maker. This and changing the filters will make it fresh again. Between the high heat and some of the places we have made water there has been a lot of sediment, things get rancid. We have decided to leave it pickeled until we get to Charolette Harbor. It's easy enough to fill our water tank when we get fuel. After doing all that we did on Saturday we decided we needed a day just to rest. I've been under the weather with a bronchial thing going on, so I haven't been a lot  help on the helm for Larry. We also haven't been getting a lot of sleep with me coughing. I think today's rest was much needed by us both. 

We plan to leave tomorrow morning about 8:00. The tide should be about slack for going out the inlet to the ocean. Hopefully it's calm out there, east winds are predicted. We don't have the option of the ICW because our first bridge is closed to boat traffic until September 14.