Motoring the ICW Part 2 Ep. 22

We did not enjoy our first day motoring the ICW and were afraid the whole trip was going to be a flop! We were feeling discouraged. On the 2nd day of motoring the ICW we traveled 5 miles south to an anchorage just south of Peanut Island. It was nice to just relax, but we were bummed to find that there were no good places to go ashore to hang out, eat a nice meal, or play on the beach. Peanut Island was way too over crowded and was a MAD HOUSE just trying to motor around it. The next day we motored 26 miles and stopped at a marina for the night. While there we found a chain that we could use as a weight on the anchor rode. The marina office had Wifi which we were excited about, but they refused to give us the password and told us that the internet wasn't working very well anyway. We were really bored and decided to try to do some laundry in the showers! haha it was funny and worked..okay...haha The following day we motored to Fort Lauderdale and seemed to be timing the bridges just right. We had to motor at full throttle though, and felt rushed the whole time, but it was okay. Once we got to Fort Lauderdale we grabbed our very first mooring ball at the Las Olas Marina, but quickly wrapped the keel with the line b/c of the opposing wind and current of water! We didn't have much of a choice, but to let the line free and try to slip it under the boat between the keel and the prop, but it ended up getting stuck on the rudder in the process! Randall got in the dinghy and tried to push to boat off the line, but it didn't work. Randall was able to pull up the slimy mooring ball line just enough to get us free and then was able to quickly get back on board to help grab a different mooring ball. It was very stressful in the moment and we were just glad we didn't crash into the bridge once we got free. After being on the boat for 5 days we were happy to get off and walk to the beach. *********************************************************************** THANK YOU for watching our videos and for SUBSCRIBING to our YouTube channel! We are so happy to share our Epic Sailing Adventure with everyone and can't wait to show you what's next! We have LOVED reading your comments and being able to connect with people! 🔔 At this time we wish to keep all our content FREE for everyone to see, and welcome all supporters via Patreon or Paypal to our team! With your help we will be able to continue sharing our videos for everyone to enjoy! -PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/Sailingturtle26 -PAYPAL: https://paypal.me/pools/c/85PveSy6xY YOU CAN ALSO FIND US ON: -INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sailingturtle26/ -RANDALL'S BLOG: http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/blog.php?6407 MUSIC USED: "Sunrise" & "Real-Ride" by: Nicolai Heidlas LINK: https://www.hooksounds.com/royalty-free-music/sunrise-acoustic/166697/ https://www.hooksounds.com/royalty-free-music/real-ride/17192/ ***********************************************************************