The ICW is not always that interesting and often involves days of motoring down long straight stretches, but at least it is getting warmer. There is a mix of wilderness and housing, a lot of it extravagant trophy houses, all built on very low land and now that we are in Florida, it is also subject to hurricanes.
This always surprised us....a small power boat with four huge outboards on the stern...a bit over the top!
The birdlife has been amazing which is great to see....a huge variety...
We spent Christmas anchored off a friends house in Cocoa along with Dave and Helen on "Grace of Longstone" After almost 4 years stashed away in the forward cabin, our 3hp outboard replaced the oars as the 1/2 mile row ashore, often in windy conditions, with 4 onboard, was a bit much even for Phil to attempt every day. 5 days later it was retired again and now we are back to rowing. Mark and Carol joined us here and are with us for the next few months, and we waved off Warren and Deb from NZ as they continued on their road trip. Parts ordered online were picked up and yet more food was stashed onboard for the months ahead.
We are anchored at Lake Worth tonight and plan to set off at dawn tomorrow for the Bahamas. There are a lot of boats here planning to do the same as it has been a while since the weather has been suitable for the short hop over. The boat is sitting low in the water, laden with fuel, water and food, which is always a sign that we are about to set off on another adventure. This one sees us heading to the Panama Canal via the Bahamas, Cuba and maybe the Caymans and Providencia.....and then we will be back in our ocean again after 4 exciting years in the Atlantic.
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