Ft Pierce to Ft Lauderdale

After our frightful arrival, we spent a couple of pleasant days at Ft Pierce. Unfortunately, an unpleasant surprise awaited our departure. We’ve been in and out of Ft Pierce several times and never experienced the kind of water we had when we arrived. We didn’t expect a repeat performance when we left. What a surprise! As we went out the channel, there was a stretch of about a mile that was like a washing machine. A huge wave broke over the bow, another smacked us from the side and soaked us thoroughly. Then we climbed up an 8 foot wave and rushed down the other side, burying the bow in water. Fortunately, Claudia was seated in the cockpit, facing the stern with her eyes tightly shut and she wasn’t privy to this bit of excitement. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬We finally got out of the channel and into “good” water. It was still choppy, but we weren’t tossing around. We didn’t find comfortable water until we got somewhere south of Lake Worth. A warm, tropical sunrise met us as we viewed the four red and white striped smokestacks that crown the entrance to Port Everglades at Ft Lauderdale. We tied up at the dock at Las Olas by 8:30 and called our Kentucky friend and sailing buddy Al. He was in town working on a boat that he recently bought.
The video is "The Good." I'd rather forget "The Bad," entering Ft Pierce and "The Ugly," leaving Ft Pierce. Besides, I was too busy to record the events!