We are having wind and rain as predicted but are secure on our dock. We were mostly on the boat but decided to go to the Marine Science Center in the afternoon. This is a research and rehabilitation center for birds and turtles. They also have exhibits and tanks showing reefs and mangroves. It was
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mile 846-840 New Smyrna Beach could only take us for one night. We were expecting some bad weather. We had a mooring reserved in St. Augustine but it was likely to be windy and rainy when we got there at the end of the day so we opted to stay in Ponce Inlet at the
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mile 898-846 Our next stop was New Smyrna Beach. We had a reservation for one night at the new Smyrna Beach City Marina. We had stayed there in the fall and liked it. On the way, we passed the space center and traversed the Haulover Canal with the drawbridge at the far side this time.
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mile 966-898 We enjoyed our stay at the Fort Pierce City marina. Everyone was very friendly. There is a whole community of seasonal live aboards there. Many are retired sailors. Many live on motor boats for 6 months and go north to other boats or homes in the summer. Their winter boats stay at the
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It was a long waterway run with multiple bridges. The homes lining the banks got larger with larger boats out front. South Florida from the water makes me feel very small. The final bridges were all timed. Those that opened on the hour and half hour were about 3 miles apart. One in the middle
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mile 572-677 We had anchored further from the inlet so we left very early. There was no wind and the channel was well marked and deep. A factory near the anchorage provided some light for the early part of our journey. We did not pass any ships or other boats in the inlet. There was
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mile 470-519 There were rush hour restrictions on the Wapoo River Bridge, about a mile from Charleston with the first possible daytime opening at 9:30. We timed our departure accordingly. Nautilus pulled away just before 9 for an outside passage, we followed shortly after nine. We got to the bridge with the current behind us.
mile 132 to mile 182 It was a beautiful morning so we went for a walk. We headed out shortly after Nautilus. There was a good wind and we raised the sails in the Pungo River and sailed for several hours across the Pamlico River. It was quite downwind but there was enough wind such
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mile 102 to 132 The Alligator River Pungo River Canal is about a 22 mile canal between the two rivers that was the last section of the ICW to be completed in 1928. It was built by the Corps of Engineers who did the surveying and clearing of the path. Then a steam powered dredge
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Mile 8.8 to mile 49.9 We left Top Rack at first light and headed down the waterway. It was cold and we had frost on our solar panels. There was a mist rising from the warmer water. We left the industrial section of the Elizabeth River and entered the beautiful marsh with cypress, pine and
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