We arrived at Jacksonville Beach, FL on Nov. 23 staying at Palm Cove Marina. We rented a car for the week, and spent our time visiting Debby's family (mother, sister, brother-in-law, nephew) as well as restocking our supplies for the remainder of the trip.
I forgot to mention in the entry on St Marys that when we docked there and plugged in to their shore power a voltage spike blew out our convection/microwave oven. We tried to get it fixed in JAX without success, nor could we find a suitable replacement. So we will spend the remainder of the trip dependent on stove top and grilled food. This is the only equipment failure we have had so far. It also blew out the AC power supply to our refridgerator, but we can run it on the DC system.
Friends of Debby's sister had all of us over for Thanksgiving along with other neighbors for a group of 12. It was truly a feast. We ended the evening with an old fashioned sing-a-long accompanied by a player piano. Debby's mom has a great voice.
Friday night was another happy time spent at the private Beach Club at Saw Grass. Far too much to drink, but a great meal and good band.
PARADISE
At anchor in the Exumas
About Us
- Debby and Jim on "Paradise"
- "Paradise" is a 44' Navigator motor yacht which we have owned since 2005. We moved aboard full time in 2009 with a home base at Lauderdale Yacht Club in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Over the past 20 years we have made numerous trips to the Bahamas, Florida Keys and Florida West Coast. This is a narrative of some of our travels.
