Yesterday morning we left our pleasant quiet anchorage on the upper St. John's and headed north, down river. We accumulated a mass of water hyacinths on the bow overnight. A beautiful cloudless day about 80 degrees and flat water. On the previous trip we had wanted to visit Glen Silver Springs, an artesian formation on the west side of Lake George. The weather was never conducive, but today was perfect. Cindy and I anchored outside the creek a half mile or so and kayked in. The new kayak is going to get a workout. It's not bad, with 2 paddlers, it moves pretty well. The springs were gin clear, as compared to the tannin stained water of the river. The waterway between the springs and the lake was full of pontoons and bass boats, but I didn't think too much of it.
after a paddle around the springs (and getting kicked out of the no paddle zone, there was no sign), we loaded up and headed down river to an anchorage we had liked in the past. Mid afternoon, the bass boats came flying by us for an hour and a half. High speed, guessing 70 mph or so, by the dozens, and all going the same direction, and all with advertising on the sides. Cindy googled it and it was the first day of the Palatka Power Pole bass tournament, and they were all heading for the weigh-in in Palatka. It goes on through the weekend. We had considered stopping at Palatka for a day, but I guess not. Today we'll move just an hour or so to I hope is an open dock at a wildlife refuge on Morrison Island where I can caulk the cap rails and Cindy will put the last coat of varnish on the doors. Mechnically all is going well.
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| Water hyacinth mass on the bow |
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| Flat day on Lake George |
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| Turkey vulture heaven |
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| These guys flew by most of the afternoon, only the back 2 feet of the boats were in the water |
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| Clear water in the springs |
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| Paddling through the spring entrance |
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