At Anchor in Daytona!

By the picture you can see we had an early start this morning. We spent last night anchored out in Titusville, Fl. The railroad bridge which is generally open except when a train is coming though, was scheduled to be closed most of today for repairs. This made it necessary for us to rise early and get through the bridge before it closed at 7:30 AM. I can't say I like these early starts but if we are ever going to get back to Virginia, we have to do them.

This afternoon we had our anchor set by 2 PM. That was even with getting fuel and water at the marina across from where we are anchored. It was heavy winds today gusting above 20 knots. I'm glad we were on the inside, ICW and not in the ocean. Of course the weather report called for much less wind. You just can't trust those guys!

We are still with Tom and Cathie S/V Interlude and Kris and Rich S/V One With The Wind. We will gather on Kris and Rich's boat to discuss the tidal depths in Mantanzas Inlet for tomorrow. We draw the least 5', Interlude 5 1/2' and One With The Wind 6'. Shoaling has been a major problem at Mantanzas. The coast Guard has been putting out regular alerts via the VHF radio. It has tended to have all the cruisers concerned. We will have to time our arrival to be at mid tide. We'll decide the time to leave when we get together tonight. I know it will not be a late night tonight for Larry and me.