Boca Raton

We left Palm Beach Tuesday morning and headed down the ICW. We did 7 bridges on our way to Boca Raton Lake, where we plan on anchoring for 2 nights.

Anchorages are getting smaller and harder to find as we make our way south. I’m worried about showing up at the anchorage I was planning on only to find it full or unusable. I always make sure I have a couple of alternate locations but it’s been getting harder because bridges restrict how far we can move if we need an alternate.

I lucked out and there was room in Boca Raton Lake. From the map the lake looks large, and it is. But only part of it is deep enough for Odyssey. A tool I use to help anchor is google maps. If the water is clear, I can see where the shallow parts are.

I dropped anchor on the edge of the sandbar. I’m in 10 foot of water an hour from low tide, so I’m fine. But, the folks on the powerboat next to me are walking around in knee deep water.

Before I leave the boat, I want to go through a tide change to make sure we don’t drag anchor. Tomorrow, I’m going to blow up the stand up paddle board and go explore. I’m also going to use the dingy to run Sue to a public boat ramp close to here. She’s going to walk to the grocery store and get more milk.

I can use the public boat ramp to get to shore, but I can’t leave the dingy tied up so we can’t both go. I’ll drop her off and then head back to the boat. When she’s done, she’ll call and I’ll come pick her up. Everything is harder on a boat.