Sunday..in the intracoastal waterway..very quiet ride...sure, everybody is north! There is a cold front coming tomorrow with northerly winds...we did not feel like waiting in Lake Worth so we decided to use the ICW. After sailing in the Caribbean, it felt really strange to motor in a canal..today was our second day, 50 miles, and no engine problems. Since we got rid of the heat exchanger, the engine runs smoothly! But it is hot, there are lots of bugs, lots of TStorms and rain in the evening and thetemperature inside the boat reached 35C today! We decided to keep moving until the forecast in good; latest in North Florida, will we do a run for Charleston, The new 2010 Skipper Bob indicated that there is not enough money to keep the ICW dredged in Georgia and South Carolina...although we have purchased a contract with TowBoat US (the first time ever!) we don't really feel like putting ourselves in a situation where we have to use it!!! So, slowly but surely, we are making headway...enjoying the wildlife along the ICW and wondering at the huge mansions now lining almost all the shores of the Indian River. We are anchored at Pine Island tonight, 5 miles North of Vero Beach; the "castles" on the opposite shoreline appear empty but somewhere there is an Internet connection...