Our trip to Fort Lauderdale took us through 12 bridges to land at an unexpected destination. Just before pulling up anchor at Lake Boca Raton, we were met by my friend Rachel who was traveling with us for the day to Fort Lauderdale. The trip that would take us from 10:00am to 2:00pm to complete only took about 20 minutes for her by car. The weather was warm and sunny, which made for a very enjoyable day of travel. Rachel's boyfriend had moved his boats to a neighbors dock just so we could tie up at his house for a few days. Just past Las Olas, we turned into the New River and traveled up the narrow waterway for about 4 miles to arrive at Paul's house. His house is three docks in, in a very narrow canal with boats lining both sides. We arrived at low tide and made several attempts to enter the canal, but there simply wasn't enough water we hit the ground each time. A little perplexed as to what to do next, we tied up at an empty dock right next to the canal planning to wait for high tide and go into the canal then. The docks owners were not home at the time, so we wrote them a note explaining the situation and they were very understanding. Later that evening when the tide was up, we released the lines and gave the canal another go. Unfortunately there was no going in, we hit the ground hard on every attempt. Returning to the dock we had left, we tied up again. John (the owner of the dock) had come out and witnessed our failed attempt at the canal. Very kindly he offered to let us stay at his dock as long as we'd like. We thanked him, and stayed 10 days. We had a great visit with Rachel and Paul, as well as our new friends John and Susan.
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