By Kevin

We made it to Miami today. Actually, tonight. We grabbed a transient mooring ball at the Coconut Grove Sailing Club on Biscayne Bay at around 6:45 P.M.

With Casa del Sol behind us by noon, we first stopped to fill up on diesel (great job crew!). This was the first time we filled the tank since purchasing the boat in April. We added 31 gallons to top off the 45 gallon tank. Then, we headed south for the 6 1/2 hour sail, averaging 5 1/2 knots (with bursts to 7 knots). We followed the coastline all the way down to Goverment Cut and just kept our depth sounder pinging between 80-140 feet. This kept us less than 3 miles offshore.

The highlight of the trip was certainly Zach and Captain Gerry catching a beautiful 4-5 pound 1-2 pound spanish mackerel, which we grilled up for dinner. Yum. They also had a mahi-mahi on the hook at one point but he gave a good fight and finally broke free.