We hauled anchor this morning at 7:30 and traveled the Intracoastal Waterway through 15 lift bridges. Timing, tides, and current become very important when attempting this. A bridge could open every 30, 15 minutes, or 20 minutes. Some are closed during rush hour so we have to time our distance and speed to get through the next bridge. If the current or wind is against us then we slow down and wait for the next opening. It can be very frustrating. Today's trip was easy, though, and we made it in 6.5 hours. We only missed one bridge opening and had to wait about 40 minutes for the next opening.
Our friends on s/v Meredith took the outside ocean route from Lake Worth and will arrive in Ft Lauderdale in about 45 minutes. Looks like a toast and apps are in order. We both came through a quick moving thunder storm. We were connecting to our mooring ball during the storm and the boat was listing sideways due to strong winds. The experience of the Captain & Admiral, though, made it look like a piece of cake!! We will sit here through the weekend and wait for a good weather window to travel outside to Miami.
Our Solivita friends will return to Ft Lauderdale from their cruise on Sat. or Sun. but we can't dingy to where the cruise ship docks. So...hope you had a great time!!
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The prettiest bridge we went through.
Reminds me of Rapunzel's tower. |
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| View of Ft Lauderdale from our boat! |
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| Siesta after a long hard day. |
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| Hmmm...waterfront property anyone? |
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| Maybe a new house with boat? |
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| Larger sailboat with waterfront....now you're talking!!!! |
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