On to St Augustine today

From Jekyl Island we  stopped at Ferandida Beach (Florida!) and Sister Creek, just off the St Johns River that goes up to Jacksonville.  But wait...

I forgot to tell you about Wilmington Island where we spent a night because Capt Bob's ICW guidebook said it had a huge supermarket, pharmacy, hardware store and more.  They built all this retail right on the water's edge leaving an old marina to become a ghost town.
An old dry dock...

An old bar with horseshoe pits...

And many abandoned ghost boats...

We did appreciate the retail though.

Kathleen and I have both been sick recently and the weather has been unusually cold and unfortunately that combination kept us from exploring Jekyl Island and from stopping at one of our favorite places, Cumberland Island.  We will get them on the way back.

This cruise ship, American Star, travels the intercoastal waterway between Charleston and Jacksonville and we've been leap-frogging with it for days.

This ship, however, ain't leaping any more.  It's the car carrier that capsized in St Simon Sound.  You're looking at its hull.  It caught fire but they were able to get all 16 crew members off.  Eery sight.

So it's off to Saint Augustine where we will spend 3 days installing parts that have been delivered.
A new relay for the glow plugs, a new seal for the number 1 injector, a new clasp for the sump pump, "Rosie" letters for our stern so that overtaking boats stopping hailing us as Charlotte Six.

All is well with us and I hope with you too.