Guess what? Note the star in the sky, aint that neat! Anchored in Back River Day 20.
On Thursday morning we got underway by 7:55am. The storm we were expecting really didn't materialize although we did get a bit of a light show. At the Bascule bridge we met up with our Scottish friends in Elnamea infact they are next to us here in Fernandina Harbour Marina tonight. We miss timed the bridge opening and lost an hour - could have had a cooked breakfast, doh!
The real highlight of the day happened when I was at the helm - Flipper paid us a visit right next to the boat. I couldn't get any video as I was at the helm but Jeff got a good shot. He stayed with us (Flipper not Jeff) a while, surfacing again and again untill we slowed to alter course. It was thrilling watching him come up breach and down again, I hope I can get some video we do seem to be seeing more Dolphins as we continue south.
Flipper
There are no Vultures? Well maybe the odd one now and again - having thought about it maybe endless marsh is not ideal Vulture habitat!We were in Bear River that entered St. Catherines Sound and once across we entered North Newport River which suggested a South Newport River which indeed there was and we got to it via Johnson Creek. Now a question - when does a Creek become a River become a Sound?
New bird sighting today - a Marsh Hawk haven't seen one for a while now. Common back in Manitoba.
At 4:40 pm we dropped the anchor in Back River and let out about 170' of rode - boy did the wind howl, still is howling, supposed to drop at sunset - hah! As we entered the river a Shrimp Boat was coming out and another was anchored up stream a little - didn't forget to put the Anchor Light on last night!
We decided last night that with such a long haul today we should get going as soon as possible, so when the alarm went off we scrambled into clothes raised the anchor and were off by 6:50 am our earliest start yet.
Sunrise Day 21
The wind is still howling Jeff took this picture of the Wind instrument when it was recording 29 knots.
7:55 am and the tide is turning, in the next six hours it will rise six and a half feet. 8:45 with the tide in our favour we are doing 8.3 knots. Its going to be a good day the current (tide) is with us all the way to Brunswick. This picture shows what happens when its against us.
5.5 knots is the best we can do when the current is against us!
Took a five mile detour today at St. Andrew Sound, with the wind blowing consistanly in the mid 20's we were sceptical of this crossing and when we got close enough to look we were persuaded to take the alternate route. Again the tide was in our favour - you cannot take this route at low tide.
12:08 another Marsh Hawk thats about three today and then at 1:15 a group/flock of Grebes in winter dress I think they were Horned Grebes. 2;30 pm in Kings Bay on the Cumberland Sound (boy this is complicated) a British Sub, we knew it was British because it had dents in it (Canadian joke) and was flying the Union Jack.
Crossing Cumberland Sound we entered Florida the sunshine state, only the sun wasn't shining but the wind was still howling and the temperature was such that we have our Foul Weather jackets on.Arriving at destination on left 3:48 - see what the tides can do for you, we weren't supposed to be here until 5:17 pm. Picked up a lot of salt on the way so first thing we did is hose down the boat, cocktail and then to dinner at The Crab Trap yummmm!
O.K. Batteries are recharged so lets make this blog pretty! Hold on, I'll plop them in where they fit!
Tied up in Fernandina Harbour Marina and this is the first sunset in Florida.
Untill I blog again TTFN
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