We Made It! (to miami)

Hello Everyone,
So the hardest thing about Miami is that only about half the people here actually speak English. I brought a little cheat sheet with the address of the marina on it, however that proved to be pretty useless when trying to convey that to someone who only speaks Spanish. After some wandering around on some buses and walking the streets I found Scotty's Bar. As I walked up to the bar, I could see the silhouette of Tawfer's dreads, and knew I had found him. Of course, he was at the bar sucking them down.

He had made some friends Jon and Dan, and after some nice conversation with them, we decided we should probably find our boat. Finding the boat proved to be slightly more difficult than expected. Apparently you could see the boat from the bar, but it was off by itself off to the side of pier 1. We didn't know what this really meant, so we walked around some looking around. Keep in mind here that it is slightly difficult to find a specific sailboat in a marina. I pointed out to one boat in the middle of the bay, anchored by itself. After some eye squinting, we were able to read the writing on the side: Sly Dog. Finally, our boat.

We got out on the boat yesterday afternoon, and since have been hanging out, fixing her up some and getting to know the crew. Last night after some dinner, our skipper Grant taught us the basics of sailing: "boaty floaty and masty uppy". Apparently that's all there is to it. For more pictures of our crew and boat, check out my Flickr page.

Well, out to coconut grove to get some supplies.