May 30- June 3, Jensen FL to Cumberland Island, GA

Sunday May 30

 Leaving Jensen at sunrise with the vessel Pegasus leaving just before us. It was a very calm and eerie cloudy morning which meant rainstorms on the horizon! 

Despite all the holiday boat traffic, it was a good trip to Melbourne with several turtle sightings and a ray that flew out of the water. The storms seem to pop up close by but we managed to stay dry. 

Sunset at Melbourne on Memorial Day eve. 

Miles: 64.  8 hrs, 20 min 

Monday May 31, Memorial Day

We stopped at New Smyrna Beach, FL. We have anchored here at least 4 times over the years but have never gone to town. We had planned to but due to a tumble that Captain Bruce took, we stayed on board. A passing boat came up suddenly creating a large wake causing him to lose his balance on the dinghy deck and tumbling head first down to the deck below bounding off things and landing on his head and back. Thank God, no broken bones or major damage though he is scraped up, bruised up and very sore. 

Miles traveled: 71.6

Bella was eyeing that park with green grass that is "just over there"! 

Onward north! The weather has been nice, cool actually and storms around but none where we are, so we traveled a long day towards St Augustine.

We were only traveling about 20 minutes when an engine alarm goes off. Never a good thing. Seems that the alternator belt broke. So Rosie had Summer Breeze limping along on one engine while Bruce spent time in the engine room replacing it. Thank goodness for spare parts on board!

And the LB Knox Bridge is still only opening one span which makes it a tight opening. It was just one of those days.

But it got better! We had 3 dolphins ride along with us for a bit. 

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Since we were not getting off the boat, we chose to go about 3 miles north of St Augustine and try a new spot to anchor. We always go to the marina there and go to town but not this trip. We passed by the inlet and noticed how "ugly" it is offshore. Looks like it will be rough out there for a while so we get to go the rest of the way in the ICW. 

Miles traveled: 74.5 

Wednesday June 2

We woke up to a rain storm and since it had been cool the windows and doors were all open. It took us a while with many towels to dry up!

And then the rainbow! We could see both ends in the water very very close to us. 

We spent the night just north of the St John's River.

Miles traveled: 34.5, only 5 hours. After several long days, we were ready for some short ones.

Sunset at Sisters Creek.

Thursday June 3

The sea breeze has been coming in strong in the afternoons as well as the storms so today was another short day. We stopped at another new spot on the north end of Cumberland Island at Brickhill River. 

Miles traveled: 44.5