The Waiting Game

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Happy Valentines Day everyone!  It is a cool and blustery day here in Green Cove Springs but we are not complaining since we see there is an extreme cold warning at home. Good day for boat projects. We are lucky with the facilities at Reynolds - nice boater’s lounge, full kitchen, laundry, computer station and showers.

We have finished most of the work on the boat, with just a few more jobs to do as we wait for Transport Canada to approve the boat name and transfer the ownership. We took the old name off and as soon as we get the go ahead, we will order new graphics.
We also plan to do a “practice” run and anchoring here in the river once the weather cooperates. When we get the go ahead from the government it will be a mad dash to stock up on as much fresh food as we can cram into the fridge/freezer. We drove up to Jacksonville a few days ago buy a few items and have never seen a Costco and IKEA store so empty.

It is birthday week in our family. Happy Birthday to my sister and to both our daughters. We miss them and the littles - thank goodness for FaceTime.



Here are some of the interesting ships that are here at Reynolds Yacht Center:

The Americana is a small cruise ship that has been recently been sold to new owners - there is work being done on her 7 days/week.
River boat being restored.
The are a few of these Casino cruise type ships being stored here - I’m guessing they are used in the summer season.
This is a self-propelled barge. A few days after this picture, a tugboat came and steered it away.
The “Polly L” is a raised platform from the Amelia Research and Recovery company. They do recovery and preservation of historical shipwrecks and artifacts. She is stored here in between jobs. https://ameliaresearch.com/



This sad ship is the “Arctic Discoverer”. She has an amazing history as a salvage ship involved in the discovery of shipwrecked gold worth $50 million and now lies here rotting away. 
http://www.abandonedcountry.com/2015/08/21/rv-arctic-discoverer-the-sad-remnants-of-a-golden-find/
That’s it for today - hope you enjoyed!














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