lat 27.19.93; Long 082 32 72; Fuel 206 gallons; Engine 630.51
We left Marina Jack at about 10:15 this morning as a result of a heavy fog which did not lift until about 10. Followed a catamaran out and pretty well followed him all day. Difficult to pass because of the narrow waterway and the fact that it is quite shallow on either side of the channel. In fact, some places in the channel have silted in and I was rubbing bottom a couple of times. Lucky it is sand and not rocks. Beautiful homes along Siesta Key, lots of money.
Lots of porpoises jumping around the boat and in the water. We had to wait for several bridges to open because of height restrictions - 9 feet or 14 feet. We used the upper helm all day and probably got too much sun - at least Brenda did because she had a headache at the end of the day. I think it was caused by not drinking enough liquids while we were traveling.
After we reached Charlotte Harbor, decided to go to Burnt Store Marina so turned off the route to where I thought the Marina was located. Unfortunately I was wrong, so we stopped the boat, took bearings and charted our course to the Marina. The Marina was off my chart plotter so I had to rely on my Power Squadron Navigation training to arrive at our destination and we were right on button with the location.
Burnt Store is a nice marina but out of the way. They do have good bar and restaurant with entertainment which we can hear from the boat. Looper discount on dock fees.
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