Up the Creek

Green Cove Springs, St. John's River, Florida

La 30.00.7'N Lo 081.41.1'W

Sea Star will be stored for the 2010 hurricane season in Green Cove Springs which is located 40 miles up the St. John's river (near Jacksonville in northeastern Florida).

We timed our passage on the river to take best advantage of the flood tide. Even still our progress through the strong current was tedious, averaging only 3 knots for the 6 hours it took us to travel the 18 miles to Jacksonville.

We motored along in the St. John's distinctive copper coloured water past extensive industrial, commercial and national defense operations: nuclear power plant, warships, freighters, numerous tugs pushing barges, many container ships being loaded and unloaded and even a cruise ship.