We pushed off at 8:30 AM it was calm and we could have gone out into the Atlantic Ocean today but we decided why rush the northbound trip? I was sunny and 73 degrees F.
Once we got through the St. Augustine inlet area the ride was nice scenic run. It was marshy and no houses until we got to Jacksonville and the St. John’s river. This river is one of the few rivers that flows inland. You can take a side trip up this river but for us we this will have to wait until next winter.
Our first stop was Fernandina Beach. This is a nice little town on Amelia Island. It’s a place in Florida that is not on the beaten path and a little hard to find by highway. Fernandina is the last stop off I95 as you head north out of the sunshine state. They have many shops and antique stores as well as many good restaurants. On the way back from dinner a fishing boat had pulled in and had a few big fish called Wahoo. We only stayed one night but when we head back south we will stay two nights so we can investigate this town more.
Next day was pushed on to a small marina called Hidden Harbor. We had to navigate through the St. Mary’s river. This river was busy. We had to work around a government survey boat and we went by a naval base where we saw a few ships and a submarine. We were now officially out of Florida and in Georgia. Hidden Harbor was a small quite place and the marina managers Bobbie and Alan were great! Bobbie was a former comedian from LA and currently a sailor who was con ed into running a very nice marina. There were no restaurants nearby or anything so we made dinner on the boat. This was good because we need to eat up the food on our boat before we head to Kentucky.
We had a choice to have a long day and travel 85 miles or to travel 55 miles and then stop. We did the later and made our way to another small marina named Kilkenny. This marina was also out in the middle of nowhere, but there was a restaurant next door that is open Wed – Sun. It was Wednesday so we decided to try it out. It was a nice place. The food was a bit pricey but good. The owner stopped by and introduced himself and told a few Obama jokes.
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