Day 26

Actually today was pretty boring.  We got underway a little earlier today trying to get close to Titusville so Saturday’s run would be fairly short.  My original goal was an anchorage around Daytona, which was about 50 miles.  Around 1:00 we were almost there, within about 10 miles, so we decided to go about another 15 and head for New Smyrna Beach.  That would cut our travel to Titusville on Saturday to about 35 miles.  If we got to Titusville early we might have a shot at getting the water heater installed and making a run to the food store.  So, with all good intentions we set our sights on New Smyrna Beach.  As we were making our way through Daytona we called the bridge tender for the Main St. Bridge.  He informed us that the ICW was closed by the Coast Guard due to debris lurking under the surface of the water near a bridge downstream they were dismantling.  He said we had to turn around and wait for the debris to be cleared.  Great!  Since it was already after 2:00, so much for getting to New Smyrna Beach by dusk.  So we turned around and anchored near a few other boats that were also waiting.  About an hour or so later a couple boats started moving toward the bridge, and listening to their conversation on the radio determined that the ICW was now reopened.  We pulled up anchor and started back down the ICW.  At this point we didn’t have much of a shot making New Smyrna Beach by dusk, so we headed for our originally intended anchorage.  By the time we got anchored and settled in it was about 4:30, still a little early, but not early enough to go the additional 15 miles or so to New Smyrna Beach.  That would have put us there at around 6:30, and I’m not one to try out a new anchorage in the dark.  So here we are, we enjoyed the sunset with a beer made a few phone calls and generally just kicked back and relaxed.  It was crab cakes and spinach for dinner.  And these were eastern shore crab cakes, brought from home, the real deal.  Yum, there were no leftovers.

So boys and girls, tomorrow we head for Titusville about a 50 mile day, pick up the new water heater, and meet up with some old friends I have known since college days.  It will be good to spend time with them.

Today we went 55.8 miles for approximately 1074 total miles.  It took 6hrs. 32min.

BTW, there was a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral tonight.  We caught a couple of glimpses through the clouds of the rocket as it soared into space.  Kind of neat.

Until tomorrow….