December, and much of the fall was/is being spend readying Steadfast and her crew for an extended cruise south. The plan is to head out after the Christmas & New Year holidays... on January 8th. We'll do our best to provide regular updates on our adventures.
FLORIDA… Fernandina Beach
We left at 8 to time the tide at Jekyll Island Creek. Smooth trip through the shallows. Soon after we passed Jekyll Island, the ICW ventures almost out to the Atlantic, and then back in (see track)… There we hit very heavy fog… much less than 1/8 mile visibility in some areas (the foggy photo here shows when it had largely cleared… if you look very carefully… you can see another boat (Theodore) ahead of us. Very thankful to have AIS and Radar so we can see other boats, and they can see us. We passed the navy submarine base (look carefully you can see one at the dock with white tents on it). There is also a metal frame structure… I think it is used to do something with magnetic signal of subs…. We arrived Fernandina Beach (60, breezy and still foggy) a little before 1:00. Today is our last with Theodore and her crew (Richard & Francey)… we’ve really enjoyed cruising with them. Tomorrow, they head on toward Sanford FL… and we stay ...

Keep the posts coming. Loving hearing about the adventure. Steadfast is exactly what’s needed in a blow like this!
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