Day 33: The Long and Winding Road

Lake Boca Raton to New River Downtown Docks (docks)

February 16, 2022

Last night was tough: lots of high wind gusts pushed Lailia all night long.  That random rolling plus the squeaks of the line securing our tender to the stern made it very difficult for me to sleep.  We needed to haul our anchor and head further south.

For the first time on this trip we had something wrapped around the chain.  I was able to cut it off with scissors when we pulled it up – it was a combination of plastic, fishing line, some hooks, lures, and weed.  Side note: I ran this through Google images to see if I could learn what the plastic thingy is.  Google’s best guess is some modern art thing.

The Miami Boat Show starts today so finding slips is really difficult. As we motored we kept calling marinas and finding they were at capacity – until we called New River Downtown Docks who actually had space for us.

So, after going under nine bridges (waiting for them to open) in 17 miles, we turned west off the ICW and motored up the New River

They call this space the tunnel which fits- it deep and narrow, with boats lining the sides.  As we waited for one of the bridges on the tunnel to open, the strong current moved us near a boat and I had to reach out and push us off. It was my Wonder Woman moment.

We are tied to the sea wall and have an electric hook up and water. The River Walk has a lot of restaurants with happy hours and outdoor seating. After being onboard since Saturday it’s so good to walk around.

We plan to be here for at least another night as we wait for the weather to improve. We are really protected from the wind here. We are, once again, close to both a bridge and trains