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Travel day April 1, 24 (Jacksonville to Cumberland Island) Travel day # 65
Scott here. After a number of days in Jacksonville visiting family and celebrating Resurrection Day it is time to move on again. That is not a joke! Our initial plan was to stop at Jekyll Island, but we decided to have a shorter day and spend some time at Cumberland Island and maybe see some Read more
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Travel Day March 26, 24 (Vilano Beach to Jacksonville) Travel Day #64 and STATS
Scott here. WOW, did we have issues getting the anchor to set at our anchorage! We ended up having to reset the anchor at 11 pm on March 25. But, it finally set and our dragging stopped. Today we will travel from Vilano Beach (suburb of St. Augustine) and make it to Jacksonville and stay Read more
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Travel Day #63 stats
Scott and the crew departed Daytona for St. Augustine, encountering some challenges with shoaling and anchoring. They opted for an anchorage near Vilano Beach, where they struggled to set the anchor and ultimately had to reposition due to dragging. Despite unplanned deviations, they arrived ahead of schedule after a 56.7-mile journey. Read more
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Travel day March 25, 24 (Daytona to St. Augustine) Travel day #63
Scott here. After a day of rest we are planning on leaving Daytona today. I think technically we are in Daytona Beach, but I will just stick with Daytona. The plan is to get to St. Augustine today. There is only one decent looking anchorage for a short stop about 1 1/2 hours south so Read more
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Easing Into Travel Mode
Well, after a few days of traveling once again, I’m adjusting. I was not as eager as Scott to start moving again, but I knew we had to head a little north. Sometimes my spirit gets unsettled, and I forget to be still and find my joy and rest in God. I get very annoyed Read more
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Travel Day #62 stats
Scott here. Another low key travel day. In one spot the wind was pushing us around and of course this was an area that was very shallow outside the channel. We made it though! On the way we thought we would stop early and found an anchorage that looked good. Charts had getting into the Read more
Surf & Turf Retirement Adventures 