We are moving down the St. John's. Just above Palatka, we tied up to a free dock on Morrison Island, where there was a wildlife refuge, and some trails to hike. It was an early stop on Friday, and Cindy finished the varnishing, while I caulked the cap rails. It was flat and minimal current so I was able to move the boat enabling me to caulk from the dock. When we finished mid afternoon, we hiked the perimeter trail on the island. Saw birds, but no critters, although could hear things scurrying in the brush and ground cover. Not sure I want to know what they were. This country is a little like Jurassic Park. The late afternoon was notable for the bass boat pro's returning for the weigh in at the end of the day. Cindy looked online and the leader is a Canadian from Ontario. Yesterday the weather turned with a cold front moving through. high was 60 and north wind at 15-20 churning up the river pretty good. Initial plan was to pull over at Green Cove Springs where there is a free dock, water and power, but the slips were full and the wind and waves pushing in there would have made it pretty ugly. So we pushed on another 3 miles to our current anchorage in Black Creek, a tributary of the St. John's about 25 miles above Jacksonville. It was quiet and flat, and got in early enough to watch the Wild beat New Jersey yesterday afternoon and did some inside chores. Today will move on to Sister's Creek on the ICW, and anticipate turning south tomorrow heading for St. Augustine, where we may pull over for a couple of days, grocery up and get ready to head for the Bahamas. It's way to early, but early next week looks like a potential weather window to cross over.
Engine Hours 5325.6
Genset Hours 5699.1
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| Train crossing the river |
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| Then they raised the bridge |
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| Undergrowth on Morrison Island |
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| Hanging moss |
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| Our dock at Morrison Island |
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| Bass Pro Rapala Boat. They all had advertising on their sides |
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| These guys drafted us as we went down river into the wind |
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