Day #27: Our intentions were good: a quick run to West Marine and then continue the journey south. West Marine is a short bus ride away and we got there two minutes after their doors opened at 9 am. The thing about Ft. Lauderdale is that everything, boat wise, is available here, but maybe not in the first place you check. Sure enough, our broken little paddle wheel, which tells us how fast we're moving through the water, wasn't available at West Marine but they recommended we go visit Electronics Unlimited. This brings up another great thing about Ft. Lauderdale, everything is fairly close together. So, a short walk later we find ourselves talking to Captain Henry, who, after 35 years as a yacht skipper, had swallowed the anchor and found work ashore. During the course of our hour long conversation I asked if he could recommend a cocktail cruise route through Miami. His eyes lit up and then with an efficiency only years of practice can hone he laid out a fun and interesting trip. Oh yea, he found the paddle wheel we needed too. By now the sun was fully on the yardarm and any thoughts of continuing south forgotten. Lunch, a nice walk along the beach, and then just hanging out aboard Nellie did in the rest of the day. We'll move south tomorrow, maybe.
As the picture shows, we're still in the very comfortable mooring field in Las Ollas, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 0nm today and 1085nm so far. DBH.
