Sailing On Grace : International Women's Day

Lake Worth, West Palm Beach, FL

A much better day today. I knew my mood would swing but appreciate friends who called to check on my state of mind.

Off the boat by 10:30 and out to adventure in West Palm Beach. A walk of about 1.5 miles to find the free Molly Trolley. That took us forever, finding a stop, but...SUCCESS. It took us downtown and the conductor/driver told us which way to walk to get to the Yellow Line which would take us all around the shopping and arts district. But we were starving so stopped for pizza before continuing. With food our decision making capacity improved and we decided to forego town and go to the Mounts Botanical Garden where a sculpture exhibit, "Washed Ashore - art to save the Sea, was installed.

Martin the Marlin...the exhibit is to draw attention to our over-use and throw-away mentality of plastic which, as we all know, lasts forever...forever as we know it.

We were asked to look for kids' toys, metal can tops, shoes, bottles, etc. fish line, netting, rope...the lists went on and on.

Julia the jellyfish. Not sure that was her name. Could have been Jason the jellyfish. Gender undetermined.

Lots and lots of individual plastic water bottles are the heavier tendrils. Bring your/our own rather than buying those.

The first large iguanas we'd seen since being in FL. This beauty was more than 3' long including the tail. She/he was close enough that we could see the texture of the skin which looked like light weight maul, protection, for sure. And check out those thigh muscles!

The beautiful green iguana below was nearly hidden from view. We seemed more interested in the wildlife and sculptures than the gardens but they were lovely, too.

Are those round spots on their necks, ears? Research needed.

After garden we did major grocery shopping - provisioning - again. We now have enough food on board for weeks. Our selections, chosen for durability, shelf life, could get boring but we will not starve in the Abacos. Besides - chocolate, pasta, peanut butter, beer - what more is needed. Amelia doesn't even know to appreciate that we are well stocked with cat food, but we are. Besides there ARE grocery stores in the Abacos.

Did some boat prep last night and will continue that this morning. Planning a nap this afternoon for expected departure early evening. Two more boats are heading in the same direction ast. With more fair winds and seas we should see sunrise tomorrow (Saturday) at Great Sale Cay.

Reminding everyone who tracks our progress that we will have limited access to internet and phones while in Abacos so no blog for several days.

P.S. a much better day being off the boat and doing a different adventure yesterday.