Leaving St Marys, Ga
Our twin boys, Jamie and Jeremy, were able to join us in St Marys, Ga for the wonderful Cruisers Thanksgiving dinner and to travel back to Sanford with us. On the next day (November 25th) the four of us left St Marys, heading south. We stopped and spent the night on the Trout River in Jacksonville, Fl, to visit with our Danish friends, Uli and Lita, on their Hunter 41 foot sailboat, Ulita. We left the next morning heading south on the St Johns River. This is the first time we have been back in the river in over three years. We stopped at one of our favorite anchorages, Turkey Island, and spent a nice peaceful night. After leaving Turkey Island we stopped at Shady Oaks Cafe and Tavern. We spent the night tied up to their dock and enjoyed some fantastic burgers and a couple of beers. After four days of travel, spotting 40-50 Bald Eagles and at least 10 gators, we are back in the same slip in Sanford that we started from over three years ago.
We will have the boat hauled out of the water after the first of the year for some maintenance and will continue working on the interior upgrades that we started in Savannah.
The first Eagle we spotted
Jamie getting everything shipshape on the bow.
Downtown Jacksonville
Jamie, Jeremy and Paula having way too much fun driving!
A wind farm on the St Johns??
Another Eagle
Another Eagle
A pair of eagles
Yep, We're on the St Johns River!!
Florida Cooters. We have missed seeing these guys going from boat to boat begging for cat food!!
Great Blue Heron
Yep, another Bald Eagle
And another Bald Eagle. We spotted over 40 Bald Eagles over 4 days of travel. We got pictures of about half of them.
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