Thursday, June 2, 2011

81°38.114’ W

30°34.734’ N

At anchor in Murphy Creek

off the St. Johns River



Leaving Ortega Yacht Club



Jacksonville skyline



Picking up crab pots



Barge
Illinois River?? are we lost??



Another day of slow cruising through a region of Florida I didn’t expect to look like this. The river winds its way through a thickly wooded an undeveloped landscape. On occasion we would come across a small group of cottages or fish camps but most of the time it had the appearance of a northern river with lots of moss hanging from the trees! I was expecting palm trees not cypress and oak trees.

The anchorage we chose was a recommended site off of the St. Jones River on Murphy Creek to view alligators and turtles in their natural habitat.



St. Johns River



Murphy Creek anchorage

The big question is ----- will we see an alligator tonight or not!