ORTEGA RIVER (Jacksonville) to PALATKA / Monday to Tuesday, February 29-March 1 (Days 39 - 40)

Admiral's Log:     9:00 am, Mon. 2/29/16
                           Temp:   52
                           Winds:   calm    
                           Speed:   5.8 knots    

We picked up speed once we got back into the St. John's River. Another breezy, cool day. The guys moved to the flybridge around noon, but it was still too cold for me and Bon, so another day of reading for us. We decide we wanted to anchor out. The tides, currents and winds had not been very conducive for anchoring up to that point. But weather predictions looked pretty good so we dropped anchor at Carmen's Cove just north of the Palatka Bridge at 2:45. 

The sun felt so good!

We had drinks and hors d'oeuvres on the bow. It was a beautiful day! Bonnee and Casey decided they were our fair weather friends; the weather did seem to improve once they came aboard. We watched two osprey work on their nest and dive for fish. Then enjoyed a peaceful, quiet sunset.

                              

                     Proudly flying our Looper flag (AGLCA)

The Captain & the Admiral

Tuesday morning we moved over to Boat House Marina in Palatka at 8:30. Bonnee and Casey rented a car to drive home today. But first the guys washed the outside of the boat and Bonnee and I went to a laundry mat to wash their sheets and towels and my clothes. The marina only had one washer and dryer, so since they had a rental car we found a good old fashioned laundry mat. 

No waiting in line here!

Corky & Bell's

We had a farewell lunch at Corky and Bell's on the St. John's River. Mike had a bacon and fried shrimp sandwich, he said was great. I had fried catfish which was very good. Bonnee and Casey split some ribs and fried shrimp. We all agreed we ate too much and wallered back to the marina. We bid them farewell. I'm going to miss Casey's seamanship and Bonnee's humor. If laughs could make you lose weight, we should weigh 100 pounds by now. 

Good friends!

I worked on my blog and Mike plotted our next several days cruising. We just had a salad for dinner. We are going to have to buckle down and stop eating out so much, we are going to be big as houses if this keeps up!