Monday, June 1, 2015

Back to where it all Began...

We motored up to Jacksonville Monday morning, amidst all the last minute Memorial Day boating idiots. We arrived well after lunchtime, mostly due to going against the current the entire trip. We docked at Beach Marine, right across the ICW from where it all began 5 years ago.

We started our visit off with a night with my cousin Carter, his wife Annie and their 1 year old son Callan. We always enjoy our time with them and before we knew it, it was getting dark and was time for Callan to go to bed and we hadn't even had dinner yet! We had a great time catching up with them and really enjoyed spending so much time with Callan!



We enjoyed Tuesday, spending time with our friend Chelsea and also meeting up with some old Navy buddies of ours from back when we used to live here. It was a coincidence that we were all in the same place at the same time, which made the reunion that much better! We enjoyed dinner and drinks together and then called it a night.


The following three days (yes...three!) were filled with boat work....for Brad. We had some unexpected engine and battery issues that needed to be dealt with immediately so Brad spent hours everyday working on those. We had to polish the fuel (get all the sediment and water out of our tank), change the oil, change all the filters and then replace the batteries. By this time, we had stayed three days longer than we had intended and put lots more time and money into the boat than we had intended. Such is the life of a boat owner....

Meanwhile, I got to spend some quality time with Chelsea and run some errands for things we needed on the boat. But mostly, I spent time at the pool or lounging around Chelsea's air conditioned apartment watching television. Isn't my husband the best?!

Finally, with the engine back up and running and our brand new batteries in place, we were ready to head out! Tomorrow starts our trip into new waters and North into Georgia. First stop - Cumberland Island!

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