We departed Cocoa Village Marina a day later than expected
due to weather. Feels good to be moving
again and our first stop is overnight at the New Smyrna City Marina. Nice little spot with very reasonable rates,
friendly staff and walking distance to downtown. Flooding has been reported in this area of
the ICW and we see evidence of it as we travel, noting the docks are barely out
of the water. The next evening we
stopped at Palm Coast Marina, making an early start the next morning.
Most of the route was very pleasant until we had the
misfortune of experiencing the “wake from hell”! Talk about road rage on the water!! We were travelling in a narrow stretch of the
ICW with frequent “manatee zone speed signs”.
There were 2 sailboats ahead and 2 trawlers behind us, all in single
file. Everyone was following the rules
of the waterways and a State Law Enforcement boat and also a Sheriff boat were
spotted patrolling the area. Sailboat #2
decided to pass sailboat #1 and did so using the correct protocol. Terrmar decided to do the same and then
called the lead sailboat to notify him of our plan to pass him. “No problem, come on by” was the
response. As we came along- side him, we
glanced to our other side and incredulously a monster speed boat was roaring
along-side us to pass us at the same time – no warning – no concern that he had
completely blocked the channel. Not to
mention, the boat coming down the channel head-on or the poor kayakers who were
scrambling to get out of his way!
Fortunately Mark was able to control Terrmar enough so as not to collide
with either boat. Thank goodness most of
our provisions were tightly stowed (we learned the hard way in the Keys when we
lost our cockpit table to a fishing boat’s wake), so we only had to clean up a
couple of cans of soda that had been thrown from their berth. One of the sailboats addressed the speed boat
on the radio, commenting with controlled composure, that he should go to jail
for the mess he had just caused. The
shouted response from the idiot was something about not having the patience to
play nice – where are those police boats when you need them? Oh well, crab grass on the lawn of life!
Terri
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| Early morning departure |
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| Some one's home - really! |
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| Flooding on the ICW |
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| Plaque @ New Smyrna park |
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| New Smyrna park |
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