The wind was so strong on Wednesday and Thursday, that we had whitecaps on the ICW. We anchored Wednesday night where the ICW was very close to the coast, enough that we could hear the high waves breaking on shore. Winds were 20 mph with gusts higher. There was no way we would take the offshore route in those winds..
Wednesday, Captain Bob said we clocked in around 57 miles, which considering all the “no wake” zones and bridges we had to wait for openings, that was really pretty good. The Captain is focused on getting home, so pressing on is the plan now.
In the morning, we passed through Hobe Sound, with Jupiter Island to starboard (on our right side). This part of Florida is the most natural, unbuilt, part of the ICW. It was an extremely windy day, making the autopilot act weirdly when we crossed streams and inlets.
Jupiter Lighthouse
Here are some photos I took of beautiful homes along the way.
Home on the ICW
Another home on the ICW
Canal off the ICW
Swiss Alps-Style Home on the ICW
We anchored for the night in a nice narrow cove off the ICW. Bob finally figured out a jury-rig for the TV hook-up so we could watch TV. The bad news is that we have electric cords running all over the place. The good news is that anyone breaking into the boat at night would trip and wake us up!
Four Krogan Trawlers travelling together entering a marina
In the morning on Thursday, we noticed an osprey nest right near the boat and got this photo.
Osprey Nest
Thursday, we came in sight of the NASA Vehicle Assembly building and were still in sight of it at anchor. It is such a huge building and land so flat here, that we will see it for almost two days. This part of the ICW is quite wide.
My job in the morning is to spray the anchor chain as it comes up and clean it before it gets on the boat, and remove the bridle from the chain. In the Bahamas where the water is clear, that is an easy job. However, we are now back in the land of muck, I’m here to tell you. It’s going to be a nasty job from here on North. On Friday morning, there was a horseshoe crab hanging on the chain.
Friday, the winds died down and the water was like glass.
Morning Calm
Sunrise in Titusville.
2 comments:
Penny and Bob
It was 80 and sunny here in Va BCH today (Friday).
The winds finally died down, well, they died too far. We went from Small craft warnings and gales to flat calm.
It sounds like you will get here sooner than expected. Current ETA?
Joe
Hi Joe, I think our current ETA is probably around the end of April or early May. Will let you know as we get closer.
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