dAY 7 - Getting ready to depart....

Well yesterday and today have been most interesting. We are stil in port in Ft. Lauderdale.
Back track....
In our little port is like a little town. We have "Jim" the playboy who drives a corvet down from Onterio...without wife. He has a fishing boat and he and and his account friend just left this morning for Key West...."to do some damage".
Then there is Gloria. She appears to be the local "massage therapist" by day but something else by afternoon or night. It's like a little "Peyton Place".
None-the-less...tomorrow morning we set "sail". Actually cruise.
we've learned much from "Captain Larry"...the previous owner of our boat. We have boarded his boat; an 80' Trawler that is magnificent. Someday.
So, we went to several marine stores, purchased charts, etc. in preparation of our departure. It's funny; Larry has cruised around the world twice, but he says he wouldn't want to cruise up the rivers because it would make him nervous. Interestingly, today over lunch we talked of his experience in Malaisia during the sunomiee (sp) and he was there on the boat we just purchased. He said that at one point in the afternoon, the water dropped about 30 feet. Then about 15 minutes later, it rose 30 feet. He and "our boat" was tied up at the Malasia Marina (new) so the depth and pilings were substantial. He said that the water rose and lowered every 15 minutes for about 3 hours. He says he wasn't scared; just paid attention. Such adventure.
Well more tomorrow as we cruise.
God's blessing, Lisa