We got up at 7 am and backed away from the dock
at around 7:30. We motored through the NASA Railroad Lift Bridge without it closing on us. It's always in the upright position unless a train is coming and then the bridge automatically closes!
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| NASA Railroad Bridge |
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| Haulover Bridge |
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| Being towed |
It took us about 1.5 hours to get in and out
of the Haulover Canal. This bridge is on demand, so there was no
waiting. The only problem in the area is
the interference of all the little fishing boats anchored and drifting around
in the way. Maybe the weekends are
worse than during the week!
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| Fishermen along the canal |
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| Leaving the Haulover Canal & in Mosquito Lagoon |
The Mosquito Lagoon is the body of water that the Haulover
Canal connects. It’s wide and open but it’s important to stay
between the markers….its very shallow ouside the ICW….like 1-2 feet! When we get a little further north to G9,
there is a Slow Zone for 5.4 miles. This
is because the ICW cuts through what is known as the ‘Fish Camps’. It’s interesting to see all the motor homes
and trailers lined up in a row along this stretch!
Fish Camp
We’re running with the pack…the Island Packets…sv/Island Jim
and sv/Riverdance…both 38 footers. We’ve
spoken to sv/Riverdance when they were in the Abacos. They anchored right outside of Marsh Harbour
Marina and Jib Room and were friends with Cliff on sv/Navigator. Cliff also has a IP and was docked directly
behind us. At the Coronado Bascule
Bridge, sv/Island Jim took the lead. He
seems to be in a hurry and really pulled ahead of everyone. I hailed Navigator to talk to them and they
are going to the Daytona Beach area just like us. We
talked for quite some time and we followed them to Daytona. They anchored on the SE side of the twin Sea
Breeze Bridges while we anchored on the NE side. Our anchor was set by 2:30 and we traveled
49.3 miles. It was such a nice day that
we would have preferred to push further but the next anchorage or marina was
well out of reach. We averaged 7 mph
but it always helps to have currents in
our favor!
Daytona Skyline
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| Speedway Causeway...look at the tiles! |
Chucks grilling a steak tonight and we’re trying to stay
cool. It’s hot out here…85
degrees!! The winds are out of the SE to
SSE and shifting tonight to the west at a light 5-10 mph. Chuck spoke to his mother and she seems
good other than the pain from her hip.
That’s to be expected. I still remember my father’s hip operation 2
years ago and the pain he was in for a few days. At least the future looks good….
Tonight's anchorage!
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| Anchored beside the Twin Sea Breeze Bridge |
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| Our view across the ICWge for tonight! |
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