St. Augustine, Fl – Alligator Creek adjacent Amelia Island, Fl
Days on cruise: 7
Statute Miles Today: 52.9
Time Underway : 6 hrs
Cumulative Miles: 247
We’re anchored just north of Nassau Sound, about 20 miles northeast of Jacksonville, Fl. We’re only 20 miles from the Florida-Georgia border.
An hour or two of today’s trip transited a section of the ICW referred to as The Ditch. While we don’t know the details of its’ origin, it isn’t hard to imagine why this narrow, arrow-straight, man-made stretch has this name.
Dolphins in Florida are as ubiquitous as zebras in the Serengeti; the difference is we seem unable to grab the camera and click fast enough to get a great photo of them. While we may have them with us for a while yet, it may be that we have to wait until next winter when we get back to Florida to complete our quest for a great dolphin shot.
As we crossed the inlet for the St. Johns River (which leads to Jacksonville 20 miles upriver), we passed a dry dock facility for Navy vessels. It reminded us of the Puget Sound Naval Station in Bremerton near our home (absent the large mothball fleet).
Five miles north of Nassau Sound we pulled into Alligator Creek where we’re anchored for the night behind Amelia Island. This grassland, marshy area separates us from the ICW. You can see a couple of trawlers continuing north. We guess they didn’t have as late a night as we did last night! We needed a nap. The weather report predicts thunderstorms tonight, and the wind is currently blowing 13-20 mph; perhaps we’ll get some lighting to brighten up our night?
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