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| The Captain is very happy to be cruising again!! |
After 4 long weeks in the boat yard, we finally pulled out today and started our journey north. Now, cruising on the ICW, especially on the east coat of Florida means bridges - and lots of them!! We started early, because we knew about 1/3 had to be opened for us. As we cruised the 4 miles up the New River, we were able to pass under the 4 bridges without them opening for us, and with very little traffic (we seemed to be the only ones up at 630am!). Then we made our turn north up the Atlantic ICW. This began the last 45 miles with 21 bridges, 9 of which we needed to wait for an opening, as we were too tall to go under. We can clear a bridge only 19' high, but anything lower - no way! Timing with the bridges is key - they only open at certain times if the day, usually 2x/hour. Fortunately, we did very well today and were able to time our arrivals close to the openings. The weather was gorgeous (cool, but sunny). We made it to our new home for a couple weeks in 9 hours.
Total miles today: 75nm
Total miles traveled: 1,875 nm
Total cruising days: 29
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| Sunrise on the New River |
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