Day 16

A couple hours in and we lose our GPS signal. It’s amazing how much we rely on our technology, but we were grateful that we have the paper charts and know how to use them! Most of the time, Dave drove while Amy read the chart.

There were some tough channels to navigate and not much room for error. We had a little mishap in a spot where the chart was confusing and it wasn’t clear where we were supposed to go. We ran aground. Dave was calm and cool as he tried to get us out of the mud. With the gears in forward, the boat was going in reverse. Amy was getting a little panicked. After a couple tries, Dave got us off the bottom and on our way again.

We decided we better call it quits early and try to find what we needed for the computer. Just as we pulled into Palm Cove Marina in Jacksonville, FL, a huge rainstorm drenched us.

We changed clothes and headed out to find West Marine. After walking a mile or so, we found the West Marine, but not the part we were looking for. We found a grocery store with a great selection of vegan foods: Boca, Amy’s, Tofutti, etc. It was awesome!! Then we headed to Starbuck’s. On the way back to the boat, we got dumped on again.