We left Sea Star "on the hard" at Tiger Point marina (Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, Florida) due to the pandemic in March 2020.
Almost 2 years later finds we are both fully vaccinated plus the booster shot while the omicron variant is raging in Ontario but even more so in Florida.
We made the difficult decision to take the risk of getting to the boat in Florida and launching.
The drive from London to the Georgia/Florida border took us 31 hours. To make it completely contactless we stopped twice to nap in rest areas along the way.
We found Sea Star to be in pretty tough shape.....to say the least, she was green!!
Barry made repairs (2 new batteries, replaced the sea water pump on the engine) and prepared the boat to launch (fresh water, propane, diesel fuel).
In an attempt to have no contact, I placed 2 online orders at Publix through instacart for provisions. They were delivered within hours right to our dock.
Sea Star "splashed" on January 6th, 2022 but she was far from seaworthy. We took a slip at the marina for one night then headed to an anchorage about a mile away where we spent nearly a week cleaning and making repairs.
We find the air traffic is so busy in this area, the sunset has to compete for our attention with the vapour trails.
We delight in the great number of dolphin sightings, as well as seabirds and pelicans....especially the magnificent American White Pelican.
Through the magic of unlimited data on our U.S. phone plus our wind generator and solar panel we were able to join the London Power and Sail Squadron for their January bridge meeting. It was great to "see" everyone.
We had expected the weather to be warmer than it is.....day time highs in the 50s/low 60s.....nightly lows near freezing. We're thankful for the kerosene heater to warm the cabin in the morning.
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