Heading South

Just arrived in Vero Beach on the way south. Had a long day yesterday motoring down from Cocoa Beach where we'd anchored for the night. Before that it was a night on the dock in Titusville after stopping in the Haulover Canal to watch the Manatee's on the great motor sail down from New Smyrna Beach. I met with Jim whom I'd met last year on the Erie Canal and he drove us for groceries and supplies...
I plan to spend Thanksgiving here before heading out to Ft Lauderdale and the Bahamas...
Still no luck in getting a cruising permit and if that doesn't happen soon I will spend my time cruising the Bahamas and spend my money there...
Will post again and let you know how it goes...