CAPTAINS LOG: This day gives a whole new meaning to TGIF....Thank God it's Florida!!!! Georgia was not as fun as the Carolina's. This morning I had trouble getting out of the marina at Two Way Fish Camp due to strong currents. It was a frustrating experience so now I am a little concerned about the next time I will have to deal with strong currents. I look forward to having more confidence because this morning I simply was too cautious and should have been more assertive to deal with the current. Live and learn!!!
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| We spotted our 1st Lighthouse of the trip today! |
Once we got back on the ICW we joined in with a group of boats, some of which we had seen the day before.
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| We passed SV Ohanna yesterday and again today. Very beautiful boat! |
There was a trawler in front of us (Anchors Away) that kept a steady distance but a couple of the sailboats ended up in the same marina tonight.
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| It rained on us for a bit this morning but we were rewarded with a rainbow later! |
I spent a little time chatting with one of the skippers (sailboat Zepher). He and his wife are from Pennsylvania but have traveled to Minnesota twice to go the Prairie Home Companion shows.
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| Every day we see some sort of dredging equipment along the ICW |
A weather system is coming in tomorrow so we are not sure if we are going to head out in the morning or hunker down for a day. We will wait and see how it looks in the AM.
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| This range marker marks the channel coming in from the Atlantic at Fernandina Beach. There is a Navy facility upstream. |
Missy was instrumental in helping navigate today. In areas where there is significant shoaling, the Garmin chartplotter I have does not give me a course to follow. Without the chartplotter, we are dependent on the paper charts I purchased before the trip. Missy is very good at reading the charts and keeping track of where we are at all times. I am grateful that I can depend on her any time I need her help. I could not do this without her!!!! :) On top of that she bought me dinner tonight to celebrate making it to Florida!
First Mate's log: Today's photo expose' is "Floaters" ~ I think you will find it highly enlightening....
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| 3 birds on some crappy tree leftovers |
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| lots of seagulls on a floating dock |
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| a buoy |
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| a flock of white pelicans |
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| a bog |
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| a tree branch |
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| clouds |
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crappy tree leftovers
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What a fabulous adventure! Enjoying all the narratives and all the pics. Since you are damn-yankees, how-some-ever, you do need to know that it's "y'all" not "ya'll"... got that? (And if you need any more southern-speak, you can share your plans as "we're fixin' to ...") Bonny is here (TX) for 9 days(from MN) and we have been soooo busy cooking, eating, sleeping, working jigsaw puzzles and watching DVD's & PBS specials, that I barely have time to post this. Such a frantic schedule here that you two sure look like slackers! ;-)
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ReplyDeleteI like the crappy tree leftovers.
ReplyDeleteI like floaters.
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