We reached Mile 0 of the ICW today, that means between last year and this we have travelled the length of the ICW from Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale or 1,066 miles. Wholly Smokes! We have had three excellent days, only plowing bottom twice ;) and greatly enjoyed being on the water for Memorial Day Weekend. The weather was stunning. We are glad to be done with the ICW and I was very tempted to toss the book in the water at Mile Marker 0 but I'm too cheap. What's the chance I will ever use it again? We are now anchored adjacent the US Navy Headquarters and feel that we are in the right place to reflect on our nation's service men and women. We will head up the James River tomorrow for a little side trip and visit with my Aunt and Uncle that live near Jamestown, We are really looking forward to it.
After staring at the water for hours on our way south, we finally saw what we had been looking for in the Alligator River, a big alligator!! We knew we were reaching the northern limits of the range but were looking, thinking we might see a little nose poke up. All of us were surprised to see a 10 to 12 footer, it's full length fully visible, on the surface. We saw lots of other wildlife too, deer, turtles and a few dolphins but the alligator was definitely the high light.
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