Bald Eagles (day 044)

Pine Island Anchorage, approximately 20 miles north of St Augustine, FL (MM 765.0)
Distance Traveled: 30.7 Hours Underway: 5:05 Average Speed: 6.0

Weather: Here comes the sun! Here comes the sun, and it’s alright! We’re feeling good! The sun is shinning; wind is 10 knots out of the northeast; the temp is in the high 70’s

Comment: It feels good to see the sun again. We departed the anchorage a few minutes before 0800 hours and motored down the waterway in very pleasant conditions. We were among six vessels to pass through the Sisters Creek Bascule Bridge. We crossed the St. John’s River and continued down the waterway.

The McCormack Bascule Bridge has been disassembled and a new high rise bridge is being constructed adjacent to the new high rise bridge that opened last year. By next year, there will be another superhighway from Jacksonville to Jacksonville Beach.

While traveling through Palm Valley, a vessel radioed that they spotted a manatee. We didn’t see it, but Reflection reported that they did. The water temperature is 68 degrees. That manatee better start swimming faster!

We saw two bald eagles as we approached Pine Island. Tally Ho reported seeing an eagles nest with an eagle in it. The eagles nest on Pine Island is still there as well. It seems that there are now two pair of eagles working the area.

We dropped our hook in the anchorage and Canvasback Too rafted up with us. Tally Ho hosted another party. We are traveling with a great group of folks, sharing stories, telling jokes and making plans is a great part of the cruising experience.

Arial view of the Pine Island Anchorage

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