We have been tracking a few details along the way …
Miles traveled: 3,228
US states visited: 5 (+1 more via car)
Number of locks: 18
Countries visited outside of the US: 1 – Bahamas
Where we have spent the last 180 nights:
Marina: 45%
Anchor: 42%
Mooring ball: 11%
Free dock/wall: 1%
Spending 75 of the 180 days in the Bahamas allowed us to anchor or grab a mooring ball more often. Since we were in the Bahamas a bit early in the season we did have to hide out from weather more often in a marina than we had expected.
Marina: 34%
Anchor: 45%
Mooring ball: 21%
Number of other boats we have met with the name Heartbeat: 2 (both were in the Bahamas)
Things lost overboard:
- VHF handled radio (which was used only once).
- 2 window sun screens (which were new, luckily we found a canvas person in St Petersburg, FL who did a rush job for us).
- 2 deck tank keys (not that critical because we have several but these were nice sturdy ones).
Our next 6 months will have us traveling through a lot of states as we move up the east coast. We will then make our way to Canada and the Great Lakes. There will be a lot to see along the way in a fairly short time (when you travel at 7-7.5 knots). We are looking forward to seeing and doing as much as we can!