I woke up at 5 AM to the sound of amplified guitar music and what sounded like folk singing on the waterfront by TIKA.......whaaaaaaat was going on? Sunrise wasn't until just after 7AM. We planned on departing St. Augustine at sunrise, so I started to get up to investigate. Turns out, it was EASTER MORNING and there was a crowd of people at the old Spanish Fortress on the waterfront for an Easter morning sunrise service. The sun rose over the St. Augustine inlet as we departed for Jacksonville. The morning was gorgeous with calm seas and light winds. The voyage home was starting perfectly. We rode the rising tide up the ICW and up the St. Johns River cutting off an hour or more from the all day trip.
As we arrived in downtown Jacksonville we started to feel we were close to home.
The Jacksonville Landings signaled we were only minutes away from our own marina.
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Final Nautical Term: HOME PORT
After more than 3 months on TIKA, travelling more than 1000 miles, seeing some of the most amazing ports of call in the US......there is no place like home.
Admiral Marlene and Captain Kevin hope the Chronicle of our Voyages of TIKA left you enlightened and entertained. Now that we have the experience of our first extended voyage, we will be planning our next exciting adventure on TIKA
Glad you made it safe and sound. It was so great meeting you guys and we will keep in touch until we are cruising together again. We had an uneventful overnight to Beaufort, SC and arrived early Monday morning. See you soon, we hope, Kathy, Jim, and Murphy
ReplyDeleteTIKA's back home safe and sound, and it sounds like you two are also. Glad to see that you enjoyed your first (of many we hope) cruising adventures. We hope to see you when we get back to Florida.
ReplyDeleteDave & Joanne