Friday 3 April 2020
We got underway from anchorage after a very peaceful night
off the channel and ran for ten hours in the AICW at a pace somewhat quickened
at times by the tidal flow. We ran down
the Indian River North which turned into Mosquito Lagoon with its southern end
so far away it was over the horizon.
Near the southern end of this ominously named body of water, we west to ran
through a narrow canal called Haulover Canal for a mile or so before entering
the Indian River proper. After ten hours
of running we pulled off the AICW in a wide spot near Melbourne with adequate water depth to
anchor for the night. We plan another
long day tomorrow heading down to an anchorage seventy six miles from this
one. Another sixty-plus mile day after
that will put us into a marina for the night in Fort Lauderdale. Next up on Monday will be a short day getting
through Miami and into the southern reaches of Biscayne Bay to anchor and set
us up for Tuesday which will hopefully be at 78-mile run down the Hawk Channel
on the seaward side (Atlantic) of the Keys to get to a cut through known as
Channel Five which will place us in Florida Bay, the Gulf of Mexico side. Very shortly after we get underway tomorrow
Mary will have the opportunity to gaze at the area where she spent summers and
other holidays with her widowed aunt. It
will be a slow pass for sure. The weather
has continued to be exceptionally dry and cool and clear which makes long days
at the helm much easier.
