We had smooth sailing until we turned into the Ortega River and called for a bridge opening so we could get to the Ortega Landing Marina. Bridge tender replied, nope, can’t open right now. There’s been an accident and they’re working on the bridge. We asked how long and he said, not sure, maybe around an hour. So ….. we slowly did 360’s for awhile, all the time looking through the binoculars trying to figure out what was going on. As near as we could tell, one of the barrier arms on the bridge that stops traffic for the opening seemed to be in a half up/half down position. There also appeared to be a fender bender at the end of the bridge, but this could have been part of the accident that did the damage to the barrier guard. Not really sure, but we watched workmen (in yellow and orange vests) walking back and forth and standing around and a guy with a clipboard walking back and forth and standing around. We weren’t really sure why this would stop them from opening the bridge – one of them could have stopped the traffic, but probably some kind of OSHA regulation or something. Anyway, after awhile, it finally opened and we went through and then to our slip at the marina.
After settling in we went to the office to check in. We were curious about getting 2 nights free. When we were there a couple of weeks ago they told us if we stayed for 2 paid nights, we could have 2 free nights upon our return from the St. Johns. Sure enough !!!! No payment required. It was “complimentary”.
Linda did some laundry (bedding and towels) that she was unable to do in Sanford and Gerry worked on routes for the rest of the trip. We had dinner on board and soon called it a night. It was raining as we went to bed.
It was not a flat water day today -- a bit of a breeze -- so this sailboat was enjoying the ride
At the Ortega River Bridge there was a bit of a problem. Here we have one workman on the railing trying to check things out and two guys watching.
Finally, the bridge opened and we were on our way
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