Naples To Marathon – A Hump In The Road
** Spoiler Alert ** As we sit and write this, we are safely tied in Marathon as the VHF is crackling with drama, interrupting the daily 9 am "Cruisers Net" out of Boot Key Harbor where the wind is kicking…
Closing In On The Keys – Fort Myers To Naples
With a successful first day being back underway under our belts and great weather on our side, we were feeling good about keeping the momentum going. We enjoyed a restful night at the City of Fort Myers Yacht Basin and…
The Adventure Continues – LaBelle To Fort Myers
After four full days of settling back into life aboard after a nine-month absence, we were ready to go cruising. As we always talk about, the weather is a primary consideration when making our cruising plans and it was already…
Key West Journal – The Long Farewell – Part 5: The Final Chapter
We are sharing our journal from our time in Key West as the Covid-19 pandemic began to unfold. When it became clear back in early March that this was something that looked like it could have a real impact on…
OLOH TV – Sarasota To Venice
Just before the coronavirus pandemic began to unfold, the OLOH Crew was blissfully cruising the the Gulf Coast of Florida prior to heading down to Key West. After two weeks docked at Marina Jack in downtown Sarasota it was time…
Let’s Go Gulfing – Bound For Fort Myers
Clewiston to Fort Myers It was 64 degrees and sunny at 7:30 am when we spun OLOH around from the north end of the Roland Martin Marina face dock and got underway for Fort Myers, Florida. Immediately after leaving the…
No Bagels, Just Locks – Crossing Lake Okeechobee
Stuart to Clewiston The gusty winds abated overnight to around seven knots out of the east/southeast by the time we were ready to shove off at 7:50am under ominous, gray skies with the temp at seventy-one degrees. The lake crossing…
And So We Came To The Crossroads
Titusville to Vero Beach It was partly cloudy and 71 degrees with a light southeast wind when we shoved off from Titusville Marina at 7:45 am, bound for Vero Beach, 74 miles away. After a nice day off…
Chasing The Space Coast
St Augustine to Palm Coast After two nine-hour days on the water, it was good... no, great... to have a rare short day. We wanted to keep moving as long as the weather agreed but we didn't…
Joy In Jekyll And Onward To Florida
Jekyll Island was a terrific discovery for us and one that our friends from Miss Norma insisted we'd love. They were right. On our first evening on Jekyll we were joined by Tim, Ramie, and Ringo of the Miss Norma…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 9: St. Augustine, Fl to St Simons, GA
Conditions: Sunny and clouds, windy, cool then warm then hot. Winds SSE 10- 15 mph, ICW calm, 2-4 foot swells crossing St Andrews. Distance traveled: 103 statute miles Time underway: 10 hours 17 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed:…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 8: Daytona, Fl to St Augustine, Fl
Conditions: Fog and cooler to start, then partly sunny and warming, sunny and hot on arrival. Winds NE 5 - 10 mph, ICW calm. Distance traveled: 57 statute miles Time underway: 6 hours Average Speed: 8.2 kts Max Speed: 18.2…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 7: Cocoa, Fl to Daytona, Fl
Conditions: Clouds and some light rain, cooler, then sun & clouds and warmer. Winds SSW 5 - 10 mph, ICW calm. Distance traveled: 68 statute miles Time underway: 7 hours 17 minutes Average Speed: 8 kts Max Speed: 12.3 kts…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 6: Fort Pierce, Fl to Cocoa, Fl
Conditions: Sun and clouds, warm. Winds SSE 10-15 then to 20 mph in afternoon. ICW waters calm to a light chop. Distance traveled: 70 statute miles Time underway: 6 hours 45 minutes Average Speed: 9 kts Max Speed: 17 kts…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 5: North Palm Beach, Fl to Fort Pierce, Fl
Conditions: Sun and clouds, hot. Winds SSE 10 - 15 mph, seas calm to a light chop. Distance traveled: 37 nautical miles Time underway: 4 hours 27 minutes Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 15 kts Fuel used: 54 gallons…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 4: Fort Lauderdale, Fl to North Palm Beach, Fl
Conditions: Mostly sunny & hot. Winds SSE 5 - 10 kts, seas 1-2' on the beam. Distance traveled: 50.2 nautical miles Time underway: 5 hours 15 minutes* Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 13 kts Fuel used: 55 gallons …
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 3: Miami, Fl to Fort Lauderdale, Fl
Conditions: Sunny & hot. Winds light and variable, waters calm. Distance traveled: 25.1 nautical miles Time underway: 4 hours 40 minutes Average Speed: 5.4 kts* Max Speed: 16.3 kts We were up before the sun - separate from the…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 2: Marathon, Fl to Miami, Fl
Conditions: Mostly sunny. Winds SSE 5 - 10 mph, seas calm. Distance traveled: 97 nautical miles Time underway: 9 hours 35 minutes Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 19 kts Fuel used: 140 gallons Because the forecast was so ideal…
Northbound ’19 – Travel Day 1: Key West, Fl to Marathon, Fl
Conditions: Sunny and hot. Winds SSE 5 - 10 mph, seas calm. Distance traveled: 37 nautical miles Time underway: 4 hours 27 minutes* Average Speed: 10 kts Max Speed: 15 kts Fuel used: 54 gallons Our last 48 hours at…
Key West Side Trip – The Marquesas
The Marquesas. Sounds familiar (and exotic), doesn't it? That's most likely because the Marquesas most people probably think about are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia in the South Pacific. The name also brings to mind the line from…
