Navigator Adventures

St Augustine to Hilton Head  April 11th:  An easy passage from St Augustine to Ponte Vedra - a trip of 31 miles and ended up at the Palm Cove Marina.   A shallow spot to be sure.   As we backed Navigator into the slip the dock hand tried to pull the stern in close to the dock but she did not move.   I got out the boat hook and probed into the water and discovered an ooze at less than 4' 8" - which is what Navigator draws - so we were 'stuck'.   Fortunately it was dead low tide!  We made sure to leave a something closer to high tide. Navigator sitting in the mud The following morning, my nephew Tom & his son Jackson showed up at 9:30 AM for a tour of Navigator.   An exciting time for all of us (especially Jackson age 4).   He by far is the most excited and curious visitor we have had aboard Navigator.  He inspected every drawer, cabinet & locker and climbed down into the engine room with me.  ...

We arrived in Ft Pierce on April 1st to find Navigator safe and sound.  That is not to say there were no surprises.   We discovered that one our neighbors, Kathy, was in the hospital having suffered a heart issue.  This I discovered within minutes of returning when I bumped into her husband Pete out walking their dog, and, of course he was distraught.    The good news is they released Kathy the following day.      She looked tired but was on her feet walking up and down the dock talking to her neighbors.  She told me that it wasn't a heart attack and after adjusting medications, she stabilized and was released.   They had been planning to depart Ft Pierce within a few days heading for their summer home port in Annapolis, MD.   They told us they still hope to start moving the boat soon. In talking to them they gave us their story of going back and forth to the Chesapeake each year along the Inter Coastal.   P...