Otium

Have done trip about 5 times. Have always gone via the Hawk Channel. Sometimes have stopped at Channel 5 or Rodriguez Key, but last time went all the way to Key Biscayne/Miami. I have never done the ICW from Miami to Lake Worth and have always gone outside. From Lake Worth I have either taken the ICW or gone outside to Fort Pierce and have never been through Port St Luice.

In general it is easier to go outside than deal with the ICW as long as conditions allow.