1.27.10
We started this adventure last night, thinking that it would be an excellent idea to sleep on the boat for the first time on, coincidentally, the coldest night of the year thus far. Oops - bad planning on our part. It was FREEZING!! And we were afraid to keep the battery charger and heater on all night for safety's sake - come to find out, there is no danger in doing either. Thank God our 70lb lab was there to sleep under the covers and provide some extra heat!
Today was our first day out sailing our new boat! We had our sailing instructor come down and take us out on our own boat to make sure we were comfortable with all the nuances of the new boat. We motored out of the marina and up the ICW (Intercoastal Waterway, for you newbies like us!) towards the St. John's River. It was extremely cold and windy and within minutes we could not feel our fingers or noses.
The St. John's was very rough and the water traffic was heavy that day. Tony (out instructor) was very informative and helped us navigate through. Our first real roadblock came at the mouth of the river where a large barge was coming in and the 4foot chop of the ocean was tossing our little boat around like it was a fiberglass stick. For our first trek out into the ocean, it was quite treacherous!
The boat bobbed up and down continuously until Brad and I were both heaving over the back end! That embarrassing moment behind us, we took control again and maneuvered the boat out into the ocean and successfully back down the River.
No other eventful moments occurred while we were out, but stay tuned for more exciting stories!!
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