March 13th 2017: Venice, FL to Palmetto, FL

Monday March 13th:

We left Fisherman's Wharf Marina at 8:10am and cruised 49.4 miles to our home port of Riviera Dunes at Palmetto, FL arriving at 1:48pm. It was an overcast and cool day but the wind and seas were light and it was an easy ride. We only encountered some light rain during the last hour of the cruise.

Back at Home Port with the Great Loop burgee flying.

We completed our "Mini-Loop." Here are some of the statistics...

• Total Days = 37
• Cruising Days = 18
• Total Miles - 767
• Total Hours Cruising = 95
• Average Overall Speed = 8.1 miles per hour

Now Joan and I will compare our notes and thoughts about projecting what we learned from this mini loop experience onto doing the rest of the Great Loop. As of now, our first impression is that we want a little more living space inside the boat. But, we'll think about a while.

Thanks for following us along this adventure.

JJ & Joan

Vessel "Red Pearl"