Saturday 3/31 Left the dock at 8:00, travelling with Ladybug
today as we are both headed to the same marina.
The St. John’s River portion of the trip was a bit of a slog. Not only
were we going against the tide, but as we were approaching the FEC / Jacksonville
Railroad Bridge, it started to go down and we were stuck floating on the wrong
side for a good ½ hour as a very large, very slow freight train went by. We finally
made it back on the ICW at 11:40, but fortunately, it was only another 21 miles
to our destination.
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| Approaching the FEC Railroad Bridge |
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| A very small portion of the very large freight train |
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A mural entitled Unity on the Lafarge North American Cement Towers
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We arrived at Amelia Island Yacht Basin at 2:15. Getting into our slip proved to be another challenge
as the wind had picked up considerably and wanted to push us into the 42 foot
Pearson sailboat next to us. With the
skill of Captain Tim and the help of the dockhand and a few fellow Loopers who
came out to catch our lines, we got secured without any damage. The Loopers who came to help were Manatee and
Chemistry who we hadn’t seen since Fort Walton Beach and Tarpon Springs,
respectively.
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| The wind finally settled down in the evening |
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| Observer next to the Pearson sailboat |
A rather uneventful afternoon followed before heading to the
adjacent restaurant, The Galley, to enjoy our first meal out in awhile. We sat down at the bar next to the crew of
Ladybug who were just getting ready to leave.
They decided to stay and have a drink with us as we dined on pulled pork
(Tim) and fried shrimp (Alice).
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