passage #3 to Florida

5-11-92 - 23 hrs
Still being swept NW by the current, in fact we are now NW of Mujeres , steering 15 to 20 degrees and making 350! Wind and seas moderate and this is our best tack so put off trying to tack across, thinking it won’t be long and we will zip East with this kind of wind and hop on a current going our way.
5-12-92 - 47 hrs
Wind drops and we are under power, but beautiful weather and finally getting some Easting.
5-13-92 - 71 hrs
Light wind and under power, I check the chart and consider a very long tack to get us back on course to the Tortugas as we are now almost due West of them. Dist to Tampa and Tortugas exactly the same. We have been asking people along the way about what coast of Florida is their favorite and almose unanamously they have said the West coast. I think of Miami and I think of the times I have been to St Petersburg. And Jane is there and it would be nice to see here and we have the whole summer to poke around and still make it to Miami if that is what we want to do. Decision made we make a beeline towards Tampa, the sea seems to majically part our way for us, the current is helping for once but of course the wind is light and on the nose. I am not complaining usually it would be blowing like snot and on the nose.
Little did we know that Hurracane Andrew was going to rip thru Miami in a couple of weeks, just the gods once again taking care of us.