We waited for the 1:00 PM opening behind a gaggle of about 15 other boats.
I thought that was a heck of a lot of traffic for a Monday along this stretch of the waterway. But, I figured these boats were avoiding the raging ocean just like we were.
I didn't bother to call the bridge tender because it seemed obvious there was substantial traffic to transit to the other side.
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As it turned out all of those boats were waiting to go into a marina for a boatshow. They were not waiting for the birdge to open at all.
Needless to say, we missed the opening and had to thread our way through the nautical crowd to catch the opening one half hour later. |