5.24.10

We had a nice breeze most of the night and some rocking at the dock. Made for good sleeping. Awoke to a beautiful sunrise.

You can see how flat the water is….we moved around to a slip on the other side of the dock. This was the view from there.

We wanted to leave the long dock space for Sterling Lady III….and it wasn’t too long when we were hailed on the VHF radio…they were on their way. Here she is at the dock.

The Sterling Lady III is all they said she was…a beautiful and comfortable cruiser. We could definitely live there.

We hiked into town and had lunch with Sterling and Judy. Very nice people.  Drinks and conversation aboard the “Lady” topped off the day. 

5.23.10

We left 6 Mile Creek and headed S. towards Palatka. We need to fill the water tank. Sterling Lady III gave us a shout…they are spending the night at Green Cove Springs and will be in Palatka tomorrow. Great!!! Jim has been looking forward to seeing the “Sterling Lady !!”  She is for sale and sounds like a good investment.

The river was flat all day until we got near Palatka…then the wind kicked up and we anchored on the N side of the dock instead of in a slip…we’ll wait until morning when the water is flat again….no sense taking a chance on damage with a strong cross wind when it isn’t necessary.

No photos today…

5.22.10

We left Black Creek and headed for Trout Creek to do some exploring.  Jim picked up a few souvenirs when the creek got too narrow and we had to turn around.  Snagged some small limbs before I could get the antenna down.

He did a good job of turning and not catching the prop or rudder on underwater snags…Join us on a short tour of Trout Creek.

Once we’d gone as far as we could on Trout Creek we headed up 6 Mile Creek to the dock at Outback Crab Shack. If you dine there you can spend the night. They have a very looooooooooooooong dock. We were tied up in the middle.

We had dinner and spent the night. The next morning, just before we left. This fisherman got a hook stuck in his finger, trying to unhook a catfish…I supplied paper towels an band aids.  This Blue Heron was waiting for him to toss it a fish…..