6/5/11Today we had a few chores around the boat adding water, cleaning the inside and getting the boat cleaned up.In the afternoon we enjoyed the company of Mike & Peggy. A very pleasant visit that included watching the video that September created…
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Sanford, FL – 6/4/11
Last night we made plans for breakfast that involved catching the ferry across the river at 8:30 a.m. As we waited for the ferry I took this picture of our boats at the marina. Left to right – Lucky One, Quest & Moor $tuff. The river is down severa…
DeLand, FL – 6/3/11
After a very peaceful night on Murphy’s Creek, we got up and was faced with …A beautiful sight on the water. You really have to look close to see where the land ends and the water begins. There were all kinds of sounds last night from frogs croaking,…
Murphy’s Creek (BFE), FL – 6/2/11
This morning we left the Ortega Yacht Club at 9 a.m. and headed up the St. Johns River (actually south since it flows north).First order of business was to call the Ortega River bridge for an opening which was ready for us as we approached. Ortega Yach…
Jacksonville, FL – 6/1/11
Preparations to pull out of Palm Cove Marina began shortly after 8 a.m.Moor $tuff was on the face dock in front of the 2 dry storage sheds with hundreds of boats inside stacked to the ceilings.Lucky One with Huen & Cricket pulled over to the fuel d…
Jacksonville Beach, FL – 5/31/11
Moor $tuff, Lucky One & Quest left Rivers Edge Marina at 9:30 this morning for the 35 mile run to Jacksonville Beach. We did not go on into Jacksonville today for a couple reasons, it was another 17 mile or so plus we have to time the tide on the S…
St. Augustine, FL – 5/30/11
Memorial Day found Ricki & I ready to just hang around the boat and do little chores since we have had all the sun and heat that we wanted for the past couple days touring the town. In our job jar for today was to catch up laundry and inventory all…
St. Augustine, FL – 5/28/11 & 5/29/11
The past two days have been spent acting like tourists in St. Augustine. We had a 3 day pass on the Old Town Trolley so we were able to get a lot of use out of it since you could get on or off anywhere around the city in something like 24 spots.5/28/11…
St. Augustine, FL – 5/27/11
We left Palm Coast Marina at 9:20 this morning in hopes of beating the anticipated rain this afternoon. The 25 mile run to rivers Edge Marina on the Sebastian River was pretty easy. Lots of homes again and decks extending into the AICW along the way.Th…
Palm Coast, FL – 5/26/11
All 3 boats pulled out of their respective slips at 8:30 this morning for the 29 mile run to Palm Coast Marina. Halifax Marina was a very nice stop and we enjoyed our week there in spite of the mechanical issues that kept us in port.Skip had borrowed a…