We’re settled in for the night in Lamont, FL just east of Tallahassee. A nice drive the whole way. Our crew is well fed and ready for sleep.

Hugh Rolle joined us for breakfast on our boat. Landon and Jason stocked up on Goombay Punch before leaving. Robbie learned how to check the engine and transmission oil and how to check the seawater strainers. After readying the boat for departure, we left Big Game and headed out. We met friends inbound aboard Aurora on our way out. We raised sails and sailed north along the length of the island, came about and sailed south again, past South Bimini, heading southeast onto the Great Bahamas Bank before Turtle Rocks. We sailed to the Sapona, a ship made of concrete and steel aground in 15 feet of water. This is THE place to snorkel – inside the ship and all around it. Our crew saw sea turtles up close and fish everywhere. Landon and Robbie used their super powers to climb way up onto the deck of the ship. They both jumped off in turn impressing the rest of our crew and the crews of several tour boats. Landon and Jason sailed Blue Moon from the Sapona to Honeymoon Harbor at the north end of Gun Cay. We are securely anchored for the night. We expect to catch many many fish here. We’ve already caught 12 including a remora, and we’re just getting started. We plan to hand feed stingrays at the beach in the morning.

We’re getting close now! We should leave right after 4th period lunch today. 4th period lunch ends at 12:34. Our destination today will be just east of Tallahassee.

We carefully secured everything for the Gulf Stream crossing. The wind is brisk, but the boat and our crew are strong. We got underway at about noon, made a stop at the fuel dock, and are now underway toward the Bahamas. We’re heading out to Molasses Reef and the will make the turn towards Bimini. It took all of about 20 minutes to land our first fish. Robbie caught a 4 lb Spanish Mackerel. All is well!

We made it safely to KeyLargo – a long but smooth journey. Mr. Bob and our crew are in the grocery store stocking up on provisions.

We’re all provisioned and now aboard the boat!

We’ve stopped at the St. Lucie/Ft. Pierce travel plaza on the Florida Turnpike. Some of us are patronizing Earl of Sandwich, “The World’s Greatest Hot Sandwich.” Others hit up Wendy’s. We’re about 3 1/2 hours from our final destination, Key Largo.

We ate breakfast while rolling. We’ve stopped for a swim at Fanning Springs.

After a nice breakfast, thanks to Chef Bob, we’re sorting out the boat and testing the dinghy.