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“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for
travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” —Robert Louis Stevenson
We
have finally pulled away from Jacksonville and started up the St. John's River
on our slow adventure to explore every little creek and tributary we can get
into. Our destination today was only 17 miles to Doctor’s Lake. It’s a body of
water located off the St. John’s River that is actually an inlet...not a lake. We've read that the St. John’s is old Florida, the
way things used to be before the hustle bustle of tourism arrived to soak up the
sun on the beaches, shop in fancy boutiques and visit the Mouse. Towns are
small along the river and every creek seems to have a fish camp that serves the
needs of the fisherman, plus serves up great seafood and entertainment. We look
forward to visiting as many as we can find.
After
dropping the anchor and relaxing a little, we took the dinghy up Swimming Pen
Creek to do a little exploring. We saw lots of birds, but no alligators yet. On
our way out of the creek we stopped at Whitey's Fish Camp to enjoy a beer, the
view and some fried alligator tail. Our adventure this summer is going to be
very laid back...up late, coffee on the flybridge, start cruising late and stop
early and take in everything we can. No hurries, no worries this summer.
One last look of Jacksonville
The start of a bass tournament that leaves from Whitey's every Thursday evening. Can you see the size of those motors...these boats can fly!
Great Nest photo!
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