DAY 281, TUES. APRIL 24, 2012
AM 44* CLEAR WIND 15K-20K NNW PM 71* WIND 15K-20K NNW
DEP. ST. AUGUSTINE 07:00 ARR. PALM COVE MARINA JACKSONVILLE BEACH (mm747) 11:50
D. 35.46 sm / 4219.65
We woke up this am and the outside temps were in the 40’s. We had to turn on the heat this as it was in the low 60’s inside the boat. I hope this is just a cold spell and not because we are going north. We wanted to get an early start so we could be at our destination early, so we left the dock at 07:00 and entered the ICW at 07:28. Initially the current was against us until we passed the ST. Aug. inlet, then it gave us a real boost, we were up to 9.7 mph at 1950rpm, which is good for this boat. Unfortunately it was short lived and we had the current alternating between with us and against us all the way up the ICW. The first 10 miles we cruised thru a lot of marshy areas until we got to the Palm Valley Bridge at mm 759. Then the channel became straight and narrow with many homes on either side. These were mostly modest homes on narrow lots, kind of like Seacoast Shores in Falmouth, except for one thing. Every home had a boat lift and a waterside deck.
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| THIS IS THE FACTORY WHERE GLORY DAYS WAS BORN |
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| A VICTIM OF THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN |
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| ST. AUG FROM THE ICW |
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| BRIDGE OF LIONS |
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| FORT MATANZAS |
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| THIS GOES ON FOR MILES |
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| THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT |
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| HERE'S A NICE ONE |
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