Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Hanging Out On The Hook




Me & Jib hanging out on deck

"On the hook" is sailor lingo for being anchored out somewhere, as opposed to a mooring ball or in a marina. So far today, the word around the anchorage is Friday is the day for crossing.



You might be asking (as I have recently) "What the hell is the Gulf Stream anyway?" The Gulf Stream is a powerful, fast moving, warm ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico & flows Into the Atlantic ocean. It follows the eastern coastline of the U.S. & then crosses the Atlantic to northern Europe & the west coast of Africa. It becomes very narrow between Florida & the Bahamas because there are only 50miles separating the 2 land masses. So...it becomes a VERY powerful underwater river. A huge river. If you combine the volume of water flowing through EVERY river on planet Earth, it is still less than 1% of the water flowing through the Gulf Stream. If we try to cross in less than perfect conditions we could encounter very rough seas. The waves in the Gulf Stream with the wrong winds are called "elephants". Um...No thanks. That's why we wait. If crossed in good conditions, we have ourselves a nice 12hr sail. At least, that's how I understand it.
So we wait...and hang out on our boat in southern Florida. Not a bad place to be in December.
Stay tuned...right now we're looking at leaving VERY early Friday morning. Of coarse, those plans are etched in jello.


Salt water shower followed by fresh water rinse




Scott watching other sailors anchor




Jib loves hanging out on deck. Otherwise, he's just busy sleeping & growing. Still loves his toys so much






Love & miss you all so much.
XXXOOO
Michelle, Scott & Jib


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1 comment:

Dee S Wietgrefe said...

LOVE all the pics of Jib (and you guys too, of course)!
That Jib is one handsome boy.