Great Loop: Black Creek Anchorage - St. Johns River, Day 1
Beth explores Peters Creek Exploring the Saint John’s River – Day 1 We began our exploration of the St. Johns River from Ortega River Marina in Jacksonville. Our start was delayed as I needed to spend the morning installing a replacement inverter. Ours had failed 2 weeks ago. After talking with the very helpful Customer Support staff at ProMariner, I sent the failed unit in and they replaced it with a 2000 watt Pure Sine Wave unit. The installation went well. I only had to fabricate a part to hold the remote-control panel. With a quick check out to ensure proper operation, we were on our way. Passing the Ortega River Bridge at the start of our voyage. With a noon departure, the winds had a chance to build. Our run for the day, ~25 miles was very lumpy. With a strong north wind, and us headed south, it guaranteed we would be surrounded by spray most of the way. We were very happy to drop the hook in Black Creek, ju...