We had a slow morning as we each woke up to a new day after a rough crossing. We didn’t eat much yesterday, but we made up for that today! Mr. Bob made a breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast, waffles, juice, and coffee. Lunch was baked chicken breast sandwiches, chips, etc. For dinner, we went to the Big Game Club restaurant – half pound cheeseburgers and fries for most (Mike had a huge bowl of pasta) – quite delicious. The highlight of the day was snorkeling at the Three Sisters. The mighty spear fishermen slayed some fish! We’re back on the hook on the west side of Bimini. It’s so nice here. We do have a loud DJ on the beach partying down all night. He’s so fired up, it’s great entertainment. 

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

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’re all provisioned and now aboard the boat!

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’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.

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.

We left the school after lunch. We’ve had a nice drive so far with a slowdown through Mobile. We’re now in Marianna for dinner at a Mexican restaurant. All our guys are doing great. About one more hour to go to our overnight stop in Lamont, FL.