Casting Bread upon the Waters

We didn't leave Titusville until after 10:30AM, but still got to Daytona before 4PM. The currents and winds were with us most of the day.
We still don't have our electronics so Chip relied on Michele's ability to read a chart and direct the course as well as using several reference books including "Great Circle Navigation Notes" by Captain Alan Lloyd, "Anchorages Along The Intercoastal" by Skipper Bob and "A Planning and Crusing Guide to the Great Circle Cruise" by G. Bickley Rimmey. This journey brings to mind a line from a poem by Maya Angelou, "When we cast our bread upon the waters, we can presume that someone downstream whose face we may never see will benefit from our actions, even as we enjoy the gifts sent to us from a donor upstream". And so we say, thank you to Skipper Bob, Captain Alan and G. Bickley...and may we now cast some bread as well?
First, if we had known ahead of time how absolutely amazing the anchorage was at ICW mile 842.2, Rockhouse Creek, we would have planned to stay there, on the hook, through the night...probably dinghy'd over to the beach to see the lighthouse at Ponce Inlet...it was gorgeous there! Second, although this is just a "crumb" in the grand scheme, one of the most important items on board today was a fly swatter...trust me, Mosquito Lagoon was aptly named. Third, take the alternate route in Sheephead Cut after the Harris Saxon Bridge, mile 847 (better draft, ICW has bad shoals between 34-39)...and lastly, take a moment when you depart Haulover Canal, mile 870, to look back over your right shoulder as you make the turn at marker "45" to take in the wonder of the space shuttle launch pad and the NASA building in the distance. Say a prayer and believe with all your heart that anything is possible. Doing the Circle Trip is a big deal for us, but men walked on the moon almost 40 years ago! Talk about "casting bread".