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| Those winds from the north returned to cool us off and let us sail into Daytona Beach, FL on Friday afternoon. There are five bridges to pass through Daytona Beach on the ICW, three have 65' vertical clearance and the first we did sail through. Then we rolled up the sail and motored through the others. Two had low clearances and we needed to request openings for us to pass through. We anchored just south of Memorial Bridge for the night. Then we dinghied over to West Marine and enjoyed dinner at a corner cafe a few blocks away. |
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| We motored on south today passing Ponce de Leon Inlet and Lighthouse which we decided to return to visit and climb on the way back north in the spring. Waited for an opening of the George Musson hydraulic lift bridge at New Smyrna Beach which opens every twenty minutes. New Smyrna Beach is a much quieter and smaller seaside town compared to Daytona Beach. Lots of local people enjoying the waterfront on a beautiful Saturday. |
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| Priority is anchored just off the ICW green buoy #45 for Sat. night just across the water from this interesting waterfront house. Usually you see widow's walks and look out perches built on top of some of the more expensive homes, but this was a first to see. These folks must enjoy star gazing out over the Atlantic Ocean through their own personal telescope. |
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| The ICW is both narrow and wide depending on where you are. Tugs pushing and pulling barges like this one can appear around any corner at anytime. Glad there are two of us to keep an eye on navigation and as lookout. |
