Day 212: Thursday, April 4, 2013
Port to Port: Fernandina, Florida
Underway: 0:00 am Motor Off: 0:00 pm Miles Traveled: Stayed At: Marina
Mile 716 to Mile 716: Today would have been a perfect weather day – a little overcast, not too hot and not too cold, no rain and moderate winds. The weather forecast was for 70% of rain and thunderstorms. It didn’t really matter since we had a lot of errands and projects to get done but it’s a taste of how challenging it will be to travel this spring. We’ll have to find a lucky weather coin to get our weather reports.
We spent the morning in the cruisers lounge reading and working on the blog. I spent most of the time swearing about how crappy the internet was – slow speeds and weak signal – but I really wanted to get up to date before we get into Georgia. It took 3 hours to do 1 hour of work. We did luck out, though, when we met Doris Ann and Dave on Sea Bird II. They have been traveling up and down the Intracoastal for many years and are a wealth of knowledge. This year they are going to keep going and do the Loop so we had a lot to talk about. We chatted for a long time and they loaned us a couple bikes which is a huge gift – the Walmart and grocery store are 2.5 miles away – the bikes will save us a lot of time (and wear and tear on Cindy’s sore heal) – thank you guys. We also made plans to get together for docktails later in the afternoon to chat and learn about the good places to anchor and stop between here and Norfolk, Virginia.
We biked around town getting our errands done – I wish we had room for bikes. It expands your comfortable range from 2-3 miles out to 7-10 miles. Most everything we would ever need is well within that range. Maybe next time.
We had a blast at docktails. We talked non-stop from 4 pm to after 10 pm. They have had some great adventures and are an invaluable source of knowledge. I think we polished off 3 bottles of wine too. We feel a lot more comfortable about the next 700 miles – we have a lot better idea what to expect and we are excited about the upcoming adventures. Goodbye Florida, hello Georgia.
