Saturday we drove the two cars to Green Cove Springs to check out the 2 places we could store our boat. Fred & Verena happily toured St Augustine. We looked at Green Cove Springs Marina and Reynolds Marina. The first one is not really a marina but a do it yourself boat yard with some floating slips and a long dock. the second one is a marina with dry storage next door. After making our decision we headed back to St Augustine.
Sunday we were up at 6AM and preparing to leave by 7. There was a trawler gam planned so we had to vacate the dock. After fueling and pumping out Kinvara was underway by 7:30AM with our friends on board. We motored North along the ICW through some pretty areas. Our friends were amazed at the houses along the water..especially going through the Palm Coast Area. We only saw 1 group of dolphins but lots of small boats out for the day. It was an easy trip on the ICW until we got to the junction of the St
John's River. Th
ere is some shoaling so we had to pick our way carefully. Once into the river we could put our sails up and turn off the engine. Jane took the helm and we had a wonderful sail for about an hour and a half. It was so nice not having to worry about depth for a change.
John's River. Th
ere is some shoaling so we had to pick our way carefully. Once into the river we could put our sails up and turn off the engine. Jane took the helm and we had a wonderful sail for about an hour and a half. It was so nice not having to worry about depth for a change. We arrived in 
Jacksonville by mid afternoon after travelling about 60 miles. It was an exciting place to be. Jacksonville Landing is a mall area with shops and restaurants. They provide a long waterfront dock which you can tie up to free for 72 hours. There are no services provided....not a problem for our boat. the only drawback is, if crowded, you raft up to five boats deep. Luckily we were only 1 of 2 overnight boats on Sunday night! It seems like lots of boats tie up to do dinner and on weekends it is probably a big party spot!! Fred & Verena took us out to dinner. The city was pretty at night with lights on the buildings and along the bridges. It 
was surprisingly quiet overnight! When we start on the boat again we will plan to stay there for a few days and have a look around the city.
Jacksonville by mid afternoon after travelling about 60 miles. It was an exciting place to be. Jacksonville Landing is a mall area with shops and restaurants. They provide a long waterfront dock which you can tie up to free for 72 hours. There are no services provided....not a problem for our boat. the only drawback is, if crowded, you raft up to five boats deep. Luckily we were only 1 of 2 overnight boats on Sunday night! It seems like lots of boats tie up to do dinner and on weekends it is probably a big party spot!! Fred & Verena took us out to dinner. The city was pretty at night with lights on the buildings and along the bridges. It 
was surprisingly quiet overnight! When we start on the boat again we will plan to stay there for a few days and have a look around the city.
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