Lake Worth to Fort Lauderdale
We woke up
to another great day. The sun was shining bright and there was a slight breeze
from the south. We originally planned to head down the ICW and anchor in Lake
Boca Raton for the night which would have put us about 20 miles north of Fort
Lauderdale. Carla made a wonderful breakfast of French toast, sausages, coffee
and juice. We were enjoying the morning
and trying to getting motivated to negotiate the next 30 miles of the ICW and a
sizable number of bridges when Carla suggested we go outside to Fort
Lauderdale. Doing so, we would arrive a day earlier than planned and avoid the
hassle of making timely arrivals at the close to 20 bridges between Fort Worth
and Fort Lauderdale. It was already 10 o’clock. We decided to go for it and
hoped we would arrive in Fort Lauderdale before dark. The anchor quickly was
raised and we were off out into the Atlantic.
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| Las Olas Bridge |
We ran no
more than a mile offshore to make sure we wouldn’t be delayed by the north
flowing Gulf Stream Current. The wind was in our face, so we had to motor.
Still, we made good time and entered the Port Everglades Turning Basin in time
to make the 5 o’clock opening of the 17th Street Bridge. There was
the usual heavy boat traffic for a Friday which slowed us down a bit as we
attempted to make the 5:15 opening of the Las Olas Bridge. We were in luck this
time as the bridge tender held it open long enough to pass through despite
being a minute late for the opening.
We were soon
anchored just north of the Las Olas Bridge in a spot we had used several times
before. There were already four sailboats and a big power boat there when we
arrived. Two more boats joined us later in the evening. It was really getting
to be a crowded anchorage and we hoped we didn’t hear a bump in the night as we
swing on our anchor.
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