9-25-1
We left Buckhead Creek yesterday morning mid morning. We were up and planned to leave earlier but it was raining pretty good so we decided to wait and see if it would let up. Sure enough, it did. We pulled anchor and took off. There were still a few sprinkles and a fair amount of wind (NE) so we were very glad to have our cockpit enclosure. *Yes, I know I owe you all a blog posting on that. Soon.
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| We use one of our fenders as a helm seat. It works well, is comfortable and fun |
We saw more ICW traffic and heard more on the VHF. Even with our rain delay, we were able to transit Hell Gate on a rising tide. For those that don't know, Hell Gate is "one of the most notorious sections of the ICW for shoaling." "There are extremely strong side-sweeping currents" says Dozier's Waterway Guide. I just call it Hellish. Hell Gate is at ICW mile marker 601 to 602. It's very short but very tricky. You sort of make a slight S shaped path through while coming very, very, very close to the shore. The big flock of birds less than 10 ft away on the shore don't help. They are like having an entire dock full of people watching you dock....in other words, it's as if the birds are scoring your passage through Hell Gate. Those of you that have been through there....am I wrong? Watch and see next time you are through there. Anyway, this is our third time through there and we did just fine....like the other times but it's still an
experience. Take note - We went through 1 1/2 hours before high tide and saw as shallow as 8.5 ft at one point. We draw close to 6ft.
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| Isle of Hope Wormsloe Historic Site |
The rest of the trip was great.
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| Check out the nest atop this ICW marker |
We arrived in Thunderbolt and anchored in the Herb River.
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