Cruising with Larry and Diane

Larry and Diane met us at G3 and we headed N to Silver Glen Springs.

We like the side trip up Blue Creek. It’s a narrow, winding creek. There are a few homes but most of it is pretty wild. Here come Larry & Diane.

We had a few sprinkles but not anything to worry about.

There is one home along the creek where you can sometimes see Sandhill Cranes…wild Turkey, Raccoon

and even a Red Shouldered Hawk.

Carol called her in, while we watched. It was  a treat. She really does share her beautiful place with the wildlife and enjoys them all. Isn’t she georgous!!!!

Diane takes her turn as “Captain”.

Lake George was relatively flat and there was a lot of floating beds of weeds.

Larry radioed over to let Jim know how much he enjoys his auto-pilot. (ours in still in a box)

This is such a nice boat…with lots of “goodies”…and we are glad Larry & Diane  are the proud owners.

Once at the springs..it was time for a wash-down & rinse-off. Larry is making sure all the shampoo is rinsed out….boy…what a life!   Gotta show this picture to Jim and see if he can catch on. It’s amazing how cold 72 degrees can feel on a 90 degree afternoon.

Boating and LOVING IT!!!

We launched on Tuesday and headed up the St Johns River. Beautiful weather. Hot but not as humid as it has been…and the forecast is for cooler weather this weekend.

We are meeting Larry and Diane in Astor, FL. They’ve spent the week on their “new” boat.

We made it to the island at G3 and anchored for the night.

The screened enclosure kept the bugs out and the cooler night air made an evening in the cockpit enjoyable. The white hardtop was so much cooler during the day than the blue bimini. I think we are going to like the setup.

We anchored here about 3 weeks ago, so were surprised to see this huge patch of floating grass and weeds. It covered an area the size of the island, almost closing off the river running around the backside. You can just see the tops of the trees over the it.