561 Miles Traveled
294 Sailing
267 Motoring
March was a pretty solid month of moving, going a total of 561 miles and about 52% of those being pure sailing miles. We had great sailing while in the Bahamas, but had to motor across the Gulf Stream since our weather window was dead calm between two major storm systems. Now that we're back in Florida we're seeing the challenges of coastal cruising again where it's never the right wind to go where you want. We've had two major gales and several days in the 25+ knots of wind since returning to Florida, followed by dead calm days that you also cannot sail. It's a bit frustrating, as this year's weather continues to be very unusual (according to everyone we've talked to)
29 Nights on Anchor
1 Night on Mooring
1 Night on Passage
We spent one night at the Warderick Wells mooring field since it's a beautiful spot that is only accessible if you stay on the mooring. It's worth it so we stayed the night there before crossing back to Eleuthera. The one night on passage was our crossing back to Fort Pierce, we did the passage overnight from Pensacola Cay in the Abacos.
72 kWh of Solar Generated
In the month of March we generated 72 kWh of solar power. This was the most ever, and we're really seeing the benefit of longer days, and the sun being higher in the sky. Now that we're making more power, we're also using more power, as we can flex to high usage items like our induction stove and watermaker. Weather in the Bahamas was great for generating solar, but since being in Florida our weather has been much more hit and miss.
$1,223 Total Spent
$39.45 Average Per Day
We're back in the US! Which means we're back in the land of abundance. There isn't much to buy in the outer islands of the Bahamas. Now that we're back in the US it was time to restock and splurge a bit on some luxuries (bacon!) We spent a bit more on restaurants this month, and likely will going forward with our current plans to return to Muskegon by the end of the summer. We want to get a better taste of the East coast on our way North, although we may just go to every brewery and pizza place we can find :). The first stop after getting back to Fort Pierce was Sailfish Brewing Company for some Pizza and Beer. Other than that, we went to Cap'n Jacks in Hope Town and a brewery in New Smyrna. We got our of March only spending $1,223 which included topping off all of our fuel.
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