Whew was it ever windy today!!!! We left at 6:35 AM from our anchorage and had a good trip to Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island (remember this town from March of '09 with Daisy). We did 91 miles and all went well except coming thru St. Andrew Sound (south of Jekyll Island) where we had 1/2 hour of UGLY!!! Glad to get out of that sound.
One other tidbit I've been dying to get off my chest that's been happening off and on past few days....well, today was the clincher.....most boaters are very courteous and when traveling thru the ICW, they call on the radio and ask permission to pass on port or starboard side, slow down or speed up, etc. That's how the sailboats and trawlers are; however, a big percentage of the big power boaters are so rude (never call) and 4x now they have come roaring up behind us and leave a HUGE wake and we are rocking all over the place - today was the "icing on the cake" when one of our wine glasses flew off the shelf and broke the stem! I was not a happy camper/boater!!!!! The next large power boat that passed us was run by a delivery captain and he was very cautious.
Life goes on.....got settled at Fernandina Harbor and I took off for the shops (very nice shopping) and then back to hose off the salt and gave Catrina a good cleaning inside. Mark got his exercising done (I did mine along the way) and got his paperwork all caught up!
Mark and I went to Brett's Waterway Cafe for drinks and appetizer (delicious calamari with peanut cole slaw) and then met our nephew, Tim for dinner at Espana - on my.....the traditional flavors of Spain and Portugal - very good! And great fun chatting with Tim and catching up!
Mark, Pat and Tim
So, it's good to be in Florida, but it's chilly (wearing my fleece jacket) and tomorrow we meet Michael, Brooke and the boys at Palm Cove Marina in Jacksonville Beach. Michael and boys will cruise with Mark to St. Augustine and Brooke and I will drive there in the car and shop till the guys arrive!
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