Tuesday June 14, 2011
81°27.997 W
30°40.209 N
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| Metropolitan Park Marina |
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| Jacksonville from the marina |
Before we departed the empty marina (Metropolitan Park) I walked around and snapped a few pictures. It sure would be nice to have accommodations like this everywhere we stay!
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| Leaving the marina |
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| Good-Bye Jacksonville |
Following the tide charts we departed Jacksonville at 9:15 and headed for the Intracoastal Waterway . For a given RPM our speed varied from 7.2 mph up to 11.3 mph. Without any tide effect we would have cruised around 9 mph.
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| Homes along St. John River |
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| St. Johns River joing the ICW |
The waterway has becomes very shallow if out of the marked channel. Shoaling is a constant problem and talking your eyes off the water for a few seconds can ruin your whole day! The stress level is nothing-considering the joy of cruising!
Our plan to get here came together and we’re expecting good food and enjoyable sight seeing tomorrow. Thursday we will leave Florida and enter Georgia
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| Back on the ICW |
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| On the ICW almost to Fernandina Beach |
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