Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - Cocoa, FL

We finally arrived at our destination at about 10:30 am this morning completing the last 15 miles of this leg of our venture. We had to pass through a lock at Port Canaveral that protects a canal that connects the port to the Banana River and on through to the Indian River. The lock was under maintenance and when we called the lockmaster at 7:00 am for a time of passage he suggested that if we could get by 8 to pass through the Route 401 lift bridges he could get us through at low tide without disrupting his work crew. We immediately agreed, quick munched down breakfast and left the dock to stand by the bridge for its opening after the rush hour.

After an hour transit west through the Cape Barge Canal and through one last lift bridge for which we just made the 9:00 am opening time we entered the Indian River and were greeted by a down pour of showers that reduced visibility to a quarter of a mile at times. The traffic of boats heading south on the Indian River ICW was amazing and we had to get into the parade of boats. Everyone was running at 3 to 4 miles per hour because of the reduced visibility and narrow channel.

The rain finally abated as we approached the bridge near the Cocoa Village Marina (http://www.cocoavillagemarina.com/) and we were able to enter the marinas channel in clear skies and good visibility.

We will spend this evening with Joyce's mom who lives in Titusville about 15 miles from here. This will be the first time we have been off Jabberwocky since the middle of July!