Showers the evening before, shore power to charge the batteries, heat in the boat and a decent nights sleep. What more could you ask for? Not sure, but the quest for warmer weather drives us on as we head south.
The problem with an inside slip was we were bottled in by all the boats who came in after we did yesterday. After a couple of boats departed, we were able to slip out and tackle the skinny waters of Kingsley Creek.
The incoming tide helped us most of the day as we continued on to Nassau Sound, Sawpit Creek and Sisters Creek. A quick opening of the Sisters Creek Bridge allowed us to proceed across the St Johns River and into Pablo Creek. We had a few rain showers and a patch of heavy rain as we passed by Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach.
As we reached the Tolomato River, the rain showers stopped. Five miles further on we stopped at Pine Island, an anchorage we have used before. There were three other boats already there so we slipped in and dropped anchor in an open area between the second and third boats. It wasn’t long before there was total of nine boats in the anchorage, six of them between us and the ICW channel. Getting out early wasn’t going to be easy.
Location: Pine Island, Tolomato River, FL, MM 765
Started: 0800 Stopped: 1530
Distance Traveled: 49 mi, Avg spd: 6,4 Max spd: 8.7
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