We are definitely enjoying the Florida air now! Today was sunny all day with a light easterly breeze as we continued to make our way down the ICW. We weighed anchor this morning at 9:30 and within 20 minutes we were looking at a fixed bridge with only 62' clearance. (With our 63' foot mast we have only attempted to pass under bridges that show at least 64' clearance.) So we did figure 8's waiting for the high tide to pass and the level to drop. After an hour of waiting and no change, we decided to approach the bridge and attempt to go under anyway. John stood on the bow looking up with the binoculars and I inched the boat forward. We cleared with just a brief "ping" as the flexible VHF antenna tapped the structure. Whew!
Then it was full-steam-ahead until 5 pm when we dropped anchor just south of the Titusville highway bridge. We expect more of the same weather for the rest of the week. No complaints here!