Water!

Some folks have wings beneath their feet - we have water beneath ours!  Sharply at 1 p.m., high tide, Latitudes was gently lowered back into the water.

Wow,  our little home back again, fully functional!  yay!

It took Smoke about 5 minutes to settle into her usual routine - the nearest available lap. I think she couldn't believe that the damned boat was moving again!

It's gray, chilly, and dreary, but that's ok.  We left St. Mary's and motored the whopping 8 miles eastward to our chosen anchorage just north of Fernandina Beach, FL.  The marshes are as flat as ever.

At anchorage #1 of this trip, Fernandina Beach.  Fernandina Beach has a cute little old downtown with nice shops and an ice cream store (Luke loves it!!!).  But it is also home to a couple of large pulp plants.  Stinky pulp plants. We can actually smell them from offshore when we pass during the night.  Fortunately for us, today the wind is blowing away from our anchorage.

Here is one of the huge ships that takes that pulp to various parts unknown, mostly to other countries. 

It's raining now and supposed to last off and on for another day or so. Our plan is to take a slip at Fernandina Beach marina for a couple of days to have the opportunity to use their water to completely wash Latitudes, rinse and fill her water tanks, do laundry, etc.  We'll decide when to go based on the weather.  And I bet we get some of that ice cream! Meanwhile, we'll stay warm and dry in Latitudes.