About 9 AM, we retrieved a sticky, mud covered chain & anchor
and used lots of water washing it to keep the muck out of the chain locker. The
deck was a mess with muddy streaks. The really important part? The anchor held
perfectly all night.
Much of today was spent picking our way through small
fishing boats determined to fish the main channel meant for large vessels. Much
of the ICW in this area looks large and expansive but most vessels of size are
confined to an often narrow, dredged channel. In several areas people were
standing in just a few feet of water ridiculously close to the channel.
Tonight we’re anchored at Coco Beach on the Indian River,
about 600 feet from shore in 15 knot SE winds. We’ll not go ashore but we did speak
with George & Christy, living aboard our sister ship Christina Sea, in
their marina slip here in Coco. Next time here we’ll have a good visit. It will
be a galloping night with the wind and waves heaving the bow. Sweet Dreams! (sounds familiar somehow)
Oh, and Louie just had a bath… now we have a wild dog!!!
Tomorrow we venture on to Fort Pierce.
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| Old fashion paper charts showing narrow channel and shallow depths. |
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| Man standing in water as Capt. Mike keeps SeaDream in channel. |
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| End to a long day. . ZZZZZ. |
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