Canaveral to Melbourne

Christa McAuliffe Bridge crosses into NASA...named after the teacher in space who died in the Challenger explosion. Christa was a year ahead of Jane in her high school and her college. This bridge spans the Canaveral Barge Canal between the ICW and the ocean.

Kinvara got underway today at 9:30AM, passed through a lift bridge, a lock, and 1 more lift bridge before entering the ICW south again. Once there the north winds were behind us so it was easier. However we were dressed in many layers, rain gear, and cockpit enclosure closed but still cold. We could see our breath so we knew it was colder than any day we had moving south. The further we got the colder we got until we were so cold we could not contemplate another 2-3 hours. So after 4.5 hours and 26 miles we pulled into Melbourne Harbor Marina, plugged in, and turned on the heat. After sandwiches and soup for lunch we settled down for the power nap. Peter's cousin, Liz Murphy, and Jane took a walk through historic Melbourne for an hour or two. A computer check of weather showed the temperature to be 36' at 2:30. It will be around 28' overnight. Florida has had a cold spell for a week. Plants and palm trees are dying as well as animals...turtles, armadillos, manatees, etc. We hope to leave in the morning by 7:30 and move as far as we can. There are only 2 lift bridges to move through. It is suppose to be sunny so we will have more warmth inside our cockpit enclosure. Don't know where we will end up so check in tomorrow.

Peter and cousin Liz staying warm.

Pretzel's "igloo".