December 31st- Hobe Sound to Lake Worth (North Palm Beach, FL)

We inched a little further down the ICW today. Being New Years Eve, it was quite busy with small boat traffic.

Jupiter Light

Jonathan’s Landing

Giant Banyan

This portion of the waterway is populated mostly with mansions and condos. From Jupiter to Miami there are 35 draw bridges we have to negotiate. Today we had 6.

• 707
• Jupiter Federal
• Indiantown Road
• Donald Ross
• PGA
• Parker

Many of the bridges have specific times that they open. We find ourselves either pushing Catalpa to make the next bridge or going very slow so we don’t have to wait at the bridge for too long. I think I’ve been over every one of these bridges when visiting Jupiter and Palm Beach (in a car).

Our anchorage for the evening was North Lake Worth. We had lots of distant fire works but otherwise it was a quiet evening. Steak on the grill. Fresh Ravioli. Salad. Eclair for desert and Champagne. A perfect New Years Eve.

January 1st, 2020 New Years Day- Lake Worth, FL

Happy New Year from the Captain and Crew of Catalpa.

So far we have no plans for today. We need both ice and water so maybe that’s the plan.