If the weather had cooperated, we would have taken the outside route from West Palm to Fort Lauderdale, but it didn't, so we stayed in the 'ditch.' This stretch of the IntraCoastal Waterway (ICW) is made up of myriad bascule bridges, all of which need to be opened in order for our mast to clear. Altogether we cleared 20 bascule bridges today, which considerably slowed our progress. It was a lot of hurry up and wait as we raced to get to the next bridge for their scheduled opening, then waited while the bridge operator ran the opening sequence.
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| All the way up - starting through |
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| Still opening, we're getting closer! |
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| The bridge begins to open |
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| We're through! (Beth at helm) |
For those who haven't been through a bascule bridge, the pictures give you some idea what it looks like. We ended up anchoring in Sylvia Lake (Ft. Lauderdale) and tomorrow will head up the New River to public docks, so we can find a place to watch the Superbowl on Sunday. Go Giants!
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| End of Day Reward at anchor |
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