We caught the 7:30 bridge opening and headed north along with 3 other trawlers and 2 sailboats. One trawler and one sailboat headed out the inlet to the open ocean to head north (probably directly to Hilton Head) to avoid all the marshes and 8' tides of Georgia. Not us! Headed to Jacksonville beach - another 30 miles on the trip. Weather was cold and windy early on and jackets and hats were very welcome. It did not take long to string out the train with yours truly in the rear. Our boat is designed to go slow and steady, and at least for now we love it. Arrived about 1:00 and just rested for the rest of the day. We are staying here until Monday morning, giving us time to update this blog, wash the boat and repair the lower helm station radio (quit working for some reason).
The marina is nice but mostly geared for dry storage and the fork lifts run all day. The good side is there is lots to watch. Our neighbors were also across from us in St. Augustine and laying over to avoid weekend boat traffic on the Intercostal waterway during the busy weekend days. Sounds like a good idea! Had a little trouble getting into the slip, but patience paid off on the third try.
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| Different harbor - same neighbor. |
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