To No Name
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Thu 3 May 2012 22:17
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To No Name Harbor, Miami,
Florida
We ended our week long stay on Lake Sylvia (due to the worst wind and rain we have had)
and wended our way to the first bridge heading for Miami
We were soon in thirty feet of water
in the middle of the deep water inlet. Passing one of the Dockwise ladies – specialists in moving boats around the
world.
I enjoyed passing these
working girls
Into more familiar
scenery
We felt this tree needed a mention as it had to lean out to find some
sunshine at a very jaunty angle
We passed some huge houses, then a more cosmopolitan
vista as we neared Miami
Then the expected
shallow bit
Having to pass this lady – port to port – we found ourselves with 0.1
metres below us. (The next day we heard a Pan Pan message as a boat went very
firmly aground just here and had to be “rescued”). We had had to time our
arrival at this point for low tide as our biggest challenge bridge-wise was just
ahead.
Julia Tuttle
Bridge has just fifty six feet clearance, Beez mast is fifty five, so at
mid tide would expect to twang the antennae at the top a bit
At low tide we saw we had fifty seven and a half feet, still it made for a few deep
breaths as we passed under. The risk/benefit ratio
was clearly go aground or smack the mast, no choice but ‘sail on the spot’ as
the only option – however, Beez wanted neither as our Boat US (AA) membership
ran out at the end of April. A tow off would run into a fair few $$$. All well
however, so on to the next bridge into Miami proper.
Venetian
Bridge. “Come up close captain, but don’t near the fenders until the span
(yep, only the right arm went up) has stopped moving”. Great - in this current
no mean feat.
Passing the real
metropolis of the city
The dock
area
The deep water
terminal
Behind us we saw Viscaya, John
Deering’s House we visited on our road trip
We crossed the vast Biscayne Flats and turned left into No Name
Harbor
Twenty five point eight miles to
anchor in this idyllic man-made harbour, very reminiscent of Mile Hammock Bay
(the one the marines dug out). The harbour is used by many day trippers and we
had a fair few before they made their way home. The going rate is $12 for a day
pass and $20 to anchor, but as Skipper Bob says “they very often don’t come to
collect”, fine by us. By the evening we had a couple of
boats to our left and the restaurant to our right and
a few more boats. We could have stayed here a few days, but going south
is calling.
ALL IN ALL A VERY VARIED
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