We traversed 48 miles today through some of the shallowest spots on the whole ICW. The US Army Corps of Engineers USACE pays for mapping and dredging of this “lifeline” waterway. Here are a few of their color-coded contours maps of the bottom.

The only strategy that works is to time your passage thru areas like this when the tide is in your favor.

In contrast, here is a more “normal” stretch of the ICW.

The other challenge was that we had ZERO breeze and +90°F temps. You’d think that jumping in the ocean for some relief would work. But NO! 82 and 83 °F seawater doesn’t cool you off at all! Brutal.

The boat has A/C but it does not compete very well in the middle of a hot afternoon. We have wait for the sun to go dow, start the [noisy] generator, and try to cool the boat down.