America's Great Loop on Emilie B

We've been making our way up the east coast of Florida, enjoying time at large and small marinas and meeting up with some of Linda's family. It's been interesting seeing this part of Florida from the intracoastal waterway.  Hollywood Beach Dania Beach - very well maintained - David enjoyed swimming here Sunrise Dania Beach - departure day Sunrise on the Intracoastal 17th Street Bridge Ft Lauderdale So many yachts So many mansions Very cool! Delray Beach - beautiful sand and water, we could only get a slip for 1 day East Ocean Ave Bridge, Boynton Beach Tiger Wood's yacht - we stayed in the same marina :) Full Moon in the morning on our way out of Ft Pierce So many derelict boats - this one has an interesting history and has been here since Aug 2023 Sunrise over the intracoastal Emilie B in Eau Gallie - watched the high school crew team practicing, heard they were state champs Eau Gallie Rainbow On the back of an artist collective Cocoa Beach Village Beer Garden Love that...

We have started our journey north!  It was great to spend January in Marathon and now we're all excited to start making our way home.  We aren't in a rush and are looking forward to seeing what this section of The Loop has to offer.  Many have told us it is their favorite part.  We'll be traveling in the ICW until we get to NJ, which means much more protected waterways, but also many other boaters and lots and lots of bridges. Right now we are enjoying a few days at Dania Beach marina, just a short walk across the parking lot to a huge expanse of beach. The weather has been perfect too.  I'll be getting back to more regular updates as we continue on this adventure. Some of the sights from Marathon and our trip north from the Keys. So many beautiful sunsets A manatee makes a visit to our swim platform - not the last one we'll see! Little Blue Heron - next to our boat "Catfish" - Key West "The Wreckers" - Key West Key West It just doesn't get o...