Nice day for traveling the outside

After a calm night on the Brickhill River we weighed the anchor (still 50#) at 07:00 and traveled the ICW (intracoastal waterway) to the Fernandina Inlet to travel on the outside. Stephanie asked me why it isn't call an outlet if you are going out. Would you believe it, I didn't have an answer. :-( On the way to the outlet we passed the Navy sub barns. Very well protected and you don't dare get too close. I am sure they had their eye on us as we passed and took pictures. They probably have a picture of me also. On the way "out the inlet" we spotted some of the famous wild horses of Cumberland Island. (way cool) It was a perfect day on the ocean with light winds and calm seas. (we like calm seas) So much wild life to see out there. We watched the Royal terns dive from about 50 feet or so, hit the water, stay under for several feet, and pop up like a cork with lunch in their beak. We passed Warship 39 as it was called and we were warned to stay at least two miles away. No problemo! They sent a helicopter gun ship out to check us out. We are still here so I guess we checked out. :-) We arrived at St. Augustine inlet at 16:00 and made our way to the anchorage, or so called anchorage. It was full of derelict boats and shallow, shallow, shallow. It was getting too late to look for another so we went to the Conch House Marina for the night. all-in-all it was a good day and tomorrow's weather forecast is for more of the same, just warmer, so we will do the outside thing again.

September Song (lovin' it) out
Bob


Navy sub barns at St. Mary's

And they mean it

Wild horses along the ICW

Headed out the Fernandina inlet to travel on the Atlantic