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We have returned to the Outback Crab Shack, their dock is so pretty, good place to tie up for the night, and just for the cost of your meal. You can’t beat that. Walked up to Shrimps ‘r’ us in Welaka for breakfast, then headed off. It is Saturday, so l…

Left Monroe Harbour Marina this morning, heading north. At this point we are re-tracing our tracks along this beautiful waterway to get back to Jacksonville. New experience today, we were asked to slow down by 2 different law enforcement officers. One …

 First thing this morning, a boater came by to see if I needed the grocery store, she (Mary) would take me as soon as I was done with breakfast. Got a good grocery order, the kind you need a car to transport. Also met Mary’s mother who is …

We have reached the beautiful city of Sanford, on Monroe Lake. This is as far south as we can come on the St. Johns River, from here we will point our nose northward and head for home. Left Hontoon Island State Park this morning, cooler this morning, w…

Got up this morning to cloudy skies, still warm air. By 8:30, the storm had arrived. Winds, thunder and lightening, lots of rain. Luckily this dock is well-protected and secure, we sat on the back deck of the boat, drank our coffee and watched the stor…

We are docked at the greatest place, a state park with good docks, electricity, good protected spot along the St Johns River. And they only charge $20 per day to dock here. We left Georgetown this morning after one of the rougher nights we have spent o…

Thought we would leave by 8 this morning, but thick fog when we got up, so waited until about 9 for it to lift. Once it lifted, beautiful sunny warm day. At Palatka, the St. Johns River narrows, so we travelled on a winding very pretty waterway, trees,…

Beautiful sunny warm day here in Palatka, up in the 80s. This city of about 10,000 is known for its historic homes and churches, and for its murals. There are murals painted on many of the downtown buildings. There are walking tours of historic homes, …

We are in the historic town of Palatca, a small town about 25 miles south of Six Mile Creek and the Outback Crab Shack. Sunny this morning, but predictions of high winds this afternoon, so we got up and going early. Very nice ride down here, however th…

The Korner Storeand the roosterA little alligator near our dock, he sat very still on this log, guess he hoped he blended into the background well enough that we couldn’t see him. The only movement was the occasional blinkThis turtle was one of many we…