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It was such a relief to pass under Las Olas bridge and find that one of the ten mooring balls was still free. However it was a little unsettling how close it was to the nasty looking concrete corner marking the edge of the adjacent park and the depth on the chart read 6 feet. [...] Did you know that there are 50 opening bridges on the Florida ICW? Illusion passed through no less than 27 bridges on our way from Jupiter to Las Olas Bridge in Ft. Lauderdale, which took us two days of motoring. To give you a better idea of what this experience entailed, you should understand that, [...] The much-appreciated sun decided to lead us south from Vero Beach, and we soon discovered the turquoise waters awaiting us. Along the way, Illusion got to air out her sails, and we had a little fun. Early on, I noticed a small puff of smoke way off in the distance, that grew over the course [...] On the way down from St. Augustine, Christmas eve to be precise, several pods of dolphins decided to show us some of their acrobatic skills. One jumped clear out of the water so high and close to the boat, that he nearly splashed the book I was reading. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a picture of [...] Illusion pulled into St. Augustine on a beautiful, warm and sunny day. It was so warm in fact (65 degrees) that Brian and I quickly shed a few layers of clothing – I think the average number of articles of clothing I’ve worn this trip has been somewhere in the ballpark of 10! including socks [...] Some of you may have noticed from our spot that we popped offshore between Fernandina and Jacksonville. Generally speaking, it only really saves time for us to go offshore for a few days or more at a time, because there is the added distance we have to travel out of the inlet to get offshore [...] The Lowcountry (as we call it in South Carolina) is – in my opinion – one of the most beautiful places in the world. Trying to capture its beauty with a camera is nearly impossible, but here are a few photos that I took along the ICW between Charleston and Savannah. You can compare them [...] This is what I might have seen – had I sprouted flippers and grown a fin – if I had big bubbly fish eyes! These were taken with my fish-eye camera from Lomography. |
   
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