Canned Tuna Will Never be the Same

Left Biscayne Bay for Fort Lauderdale this morning. We sailed right under
the bridge by downtown Miami and saw the view up close and personal. We
then turned right and headed out Government cut and saw the tankers and
cruise ships up close too. Just looking up on the bridge, we saw more cars
than we saw the entire time we were in the Bahamas!

The boat traffic was fast and furious. We try not to engage too much in the
sailboat snobbery and pasting the powerboats, but I have to say there are
some irresponsible and inconsiderate power boaters out there, particularly
when it comes to leaving huge wakes as they go by. (There might be
irresponsible and inconsiderate sailboaters out there, but since they're
only going 5 knots, who cares?) As we went through the cut, the power
boats were whizzing by on both sides, each leaving a huge wake behind.

It's challenging enough to try and navigate something that is the size of a
40 foot garage through lots of traffic in a narrow body of water. It's even
more challenging when those that pass hurl 3-4 feet of water at you as they
go by!

Anyhow, eventually we 'wake-surfed' our way out to the Atlantic and headed
up the coast to Fort Lauderdale. Had both the jib and mizzen up and managed
to stay in the 5-7 knot range for most of the trip. The seas were very
Atlantic Ocean-y with some big rolly waves every now and then. The
coastline was skyscraper condos and hotels the whole way up.

We spent part of yesterday and this morning trying to arrange a place to
leave the boat for the summer. We tried a bunch of places in Miami, most
were too expensive, but they all did have vacancies! (Not surprising at $4
per foot per day, $160 per night for our boat - if I want to pay Hyatt
prices, I'll stay at the Hyatt - have yet to see any marina with amenities
to warrent $4 a foot!)

Encountering that, we turned our sights to Fort Lauderdale and will check
out a place tomorrow. It's a fun with bridges day with four to navigate
before getting to the marina. We'll anchor in a very nice little harbor
tonight which is surrounded by multi-million dollar homes with boats tied up
in front that make ours look like a dingy! Do the Trumps live here?!

Another fish tale! We're still working our way through Steve's monster
fish. We've had it basted in butter, grilled with blackened seasoning, and
grilled with an oriental lime sauce. We don't have much time left before
the fridge and freezer are shut down and we don't want any to go to waste!
Today I made Snapper Fish Salad (similar to tuna fish salad in the US and
tuna mayonnaise in the UK). We may never enjoy tuna from a can again!

The Best Snapper Fish Salad Ever

Leftover grilled snapper fillet
A couple heaping tblsps of mayo
Blackened seasoning
2 small or one large wrap

Chop snapper and mix with mayo. Add blackened seasoning to taste. Wrap in
a wrap and enjoy the best fish salad ever!