Nov 13

Today, we motored all day in the ICW.  It's still to rough out in the ocean for timid sailors like us.  Seas are 10 to 12 feet.

We went through Jacksonville Florida this morning.  But the navigator (me) got the Captain (Joe) messed up and we went up the river rather than following the ICW.  After discovering this, we turned around and I'm trying to forget it.  However, later when we got in the waterway, Joe promptly ran the boat aground (which is pretty easy in this area).  Fortunately, we were able to extract ourselves from the sandbar with a little reverse on the engine.

We stopped for lunch and a run to a West Marine Store South of Jacksonville.  We found that we didn't have any paper charts for Florida - and they are pretty important to know where you're going.  They may help us keep from going aground some.  (I think this is the 3rd time this trip).

It's interesting on the waterway here.  There are LOTS of real fine homes, just like around Myrtle Beach.

And some of the real fine home have lots of toys.

We're anchored in a very secluded creek just of the waterway tonight. 

MAYBE tomorrow we can get back in the ocean for a couple of days.