26:13.369N 80:05.844W Boca!
Timeandtide
Sun 25 Feb 2018 17:05
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Quite possibly the most surreal leg of our journey on
the ICW. Following the noseeum attack the night before we carried on through
Palm Beach, there was an unusual amount of traffic about, but it was a Sunday so
we figured everyone was out enjoying the water. We carried on, the waterway got
narrower and the bridges more frequent. These bridges however did not open when
you wanted them to, they had specific opening times and you had to make sure you
were sitting outside them ready to go through when they opened. In some places
it was carnage, boats jostling for space and trying not to collide with one
another (or was that just me? I took a turn at trying to keep the boat at a
standstill by just using the engine controls in forward and reverse. Not easy
but Ric said I did a pretty good job for my first attempt, and i didn't hit
anybody).
The further we went, the bigger and more extravagant the
houses and the boats. No sailing boats here, everyone has a powerboat, and there
were plenty of them. We arrived at Boca and thought we'd hit 'party
central'. The world and his wife were all gathered here in one spot in their
hundreds. All on their boats, stereos blaring and beer flowing, it was like
Glastonbury on water! You cant believe the wealth here, its staggering - and a
little obscene. It was only later that night we found out that it was actually
Spring Break, hence all the beautiful young people out getting plastered on
mummy and daddy's boat. I was a little embarrassed going through here, not only
did it make me feel old because I couldn't stand the noise, but that morning I
had decided to do some laundry and one side of the boat was covered with
mine and Richard's 'smalls' hanging out for all of Boca to see.
Classy.
Stayed the night in Lake Santa Barbara then headed for
Fort Lauderdale in the morning.
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