South River
Innamorata
Steve & Carol
Tue 26 Jun 2012 11:53
34:57.31N 76:34.67W We headed inland on the Inter Coastal Waterways and on
arrival at our first bridge there was not enough clearance so we had to anchor
and wait for the tide to drop. We had measured our total air draft as 63’ 6” and
on returning to the bridge the marker board now read 64’ so we went for it, the
VHF aerial just pinged the bridge so we now have a new air draft measurement of
just over 64’. The next bridge read 66’ 6” on the board so we confidently sped
underneath. We got a call on the VHF from our friends on Matador who had stopped
at a boat yard for haul out and had obtained a pilot book we had been trying to
buy so we turned around and went back to get it. Under the bridge another two
times to get the book and continue on our journey. It was still quite a way to
our anchorage for the night and we had lost time waiting for the first bridge
and then getting the book. We eventually arrived at the anchorage in the dark,
with a lightning show to hasten us getting the anchor dug in and the boat
settled for the night. It’s now the next morning and all is well on
board. |