April 28, 2017 – Friday
As we pulled out of Sunset Marina in Stuart, FL we requested an opening for the FL East Coast RR Bridge, with the opening of the bridge we proceeded down the St. Lucie River passing the FL East Coast RR Bridge, the old Roosevelt (Dixie Highway) Bascule Bridge, the New Roosevelt Bridge and Evans Cary Bridge at Manatee Pocket.
Manatee Pocket is the home of Chapman School of Seamanship, a non-profit school of seamanship training. Chapman Piloting and Seamanship is one of the first books we purchased when we started sailing. Shortly thereafter, we passed navigation marker 240, the end of the Okeechobee Waterway and, at ICWW mile-marker 988, entered the Intracostal Waterway.
We love the frigatebirds, to learn more about them checkout NPR: Nonstop Flight: How The Frigatebird Can Soar For Weeks Without Stopping
