Having fueled up the day before and moved Tiffany Rose to the anchorage on the north side of the Bridge of Lions we were able to head out at sunrise. Dolphins greated us as we passed through the St. Augustine inlet and with the current behind us we clipped along at a good pace. Our destination was Fort George River at an anchorage just off shore from the Kingsley Plantation – a place we stopped at on the way south. This turned out to be a good place to stop again and we did another tour of the historical park. One thing we are being reminded of now is the wild tidal ranges from here north through south Carolina. The tide goes up and down from 6-8 feet which means that water that is navigable at one time of day may be high and dry later in the day. More diligence is needed!
Next we headed to Fernandina Beach to pull into town there to pay some bills before the end of the month. Being on the go means that we are usually not in internet range and need to be more organized to get important items done when we have the chance. Christopher enjoyed the stop here since a train track runs right passed the marina that we parked our dinghy at. And sure enough he was rewarded with a train passing through. And we also had to revisit the Atlantic Seafood store for their fresh shrimp.
In the morning we motored into the marina for fuel and pumpout. The lady working there, Heather, remembered Christopher from our stay here in November. Christopher began to tell her of our journey, how we are headed north for part 3 and that this was the end of 5 months in Florida. He then went on to describe how we should be throwing water balloons because that is what they did on the final day of school in grade 8 as part of a big good-bye. So… a few minutes later, Heather comes out of the marina office with 3 surgical gloves full of water to support this event! What southern hospitality!! With much fan fare Christopher launched these water balloons at Heather to the delight of everyone around. And so we had a fitting farewell to Florida and chugged off towards Georgia. Thanks Heather!
Next we headed to Fernandina Beach to pull into town there to pay some bills before the end of the month. Being on the go means that we are usually not in internet range and need to be more organized to get important items done when we have the chance. Christopher enjoyed the stop here since a train track runs right passed the marina that we parked our dinghy at. And sure enough he was rewarded with a train passing through. And we also had to revisit the Atlantic Seafood store for their fresh shrimp.
In the morning we motored into the marina for fuel and pumpout. The lady working there, Heather, remembered Christopher from our stay here in November. Christopher began to tell her of our journey, how we are headed north for part 3 and that this was the end of 5 months in Florida. He then went on to describe how we should be throwing water balloons because that is what they did on the final day of school in grade 8 as part of a big good-bye. So… a few minutes later, Heather comes out of the marina office with 3 surgical gloves full of water to support this event! What southern hospitality!! With much fan fare Christopher launched these water balloons at Heather to the delight of everyone around. And so we had a fitting farewell to Florida and chugged off towards Georgia. Thanks Heather!
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I have loved following your trip and you have visited some places we have and some we haven't. Watch out for Georgia the water is skinny. We got held up on Duplin River by Sapelo Island. It is a great island to visit with the University having a Marine Research facility there. It's pretty barren but you can ride the ferry and the island is beautiful
Cheryl :- )
s/v Windrifter
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