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Rascal's Retreat (left) & The Lower Place at South Bay dock |
Same song, different day…we woke to fog, again. But that was fine since we delayed our start
a little bit. The bridge construction (mentioned
yesterday) was a communication whirlwind only to discover…it didn’t matter
anyway! The bridge tender said the pass
was open, we arrived in dense fog & discovered – it wasn’t. Multiple radio/phone
calls to the bridge, the barge and back to the bridge finally compelled folks
to get busy - only an hour later.
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Manual operation to open swing bridge - in the rain! |
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Barge crew waiting for us to pass-I'm sure they weren't happy. |
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They really are hard workers! |
The barge was moved from the passage and the bridge was
opened manually!! Did I mention the fog
gave way to rain?? Only 90 minutes after we
left the dock…we were moving again…what a great morning!! So no worries…we were east bound on the Okeechobee
Waterway – taking the rim route – due to the predicted winds across the lake.
Once the fog/rain gave way to sunshine the picture quality
improved and we were cruising at 8 mph!!
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Birds taking off from their roost...in a No Wake Zone! |
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Just around this bend... |
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...was more of the same!! |
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Reminds me of home...very agricultural area! |
Around 3:00 we arrived at the Corps of Engineers marina at
the St. Lucie lock…and the wind picked up, the skies darkened and we (along
with Rascal’s Retreat) snagged the last
two available slips!!!! Who says God isn’t looking out for us?? Now, docking was quite an event but both
boats were able to safely get docked & tied (multiple attempts)!! Thirty minutes later the dark sky turned
blue, the wind was non-existent and the water was like glass…but we conquered
the challenge of windy docking (for this time) & enjoyed a fabulous sunset!
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Thank you God...for a super day! |
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Same sunset...minutes apart..amazing color change! |
We will be here for the next 3 days or so preparing for our
trip over to the Bahamas!! So I may be off line for a few days..unless you really want to know about our trip to the customs office, grocery story and any other random errand we may encounter. Yah, I didn’t think so….
Embrace everyday and every weather opportunity…it’s God’s
way of saying…”remember me??”
Keep smiling & God Bless!
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