Jacksonville

Sunsets are beautiful even with industry in the foreground~from Sisters Creek looking towards Jacksonville 

We untied from the free dock at Sisters Creek early on Tuesday morning in hopes that we would catch the incoming tide to Jacksonville.  It worked.  We were doing over nine miles an hour at some points.  We had an uneventful 18 mile ride, passing only one outgoing steam ship, then docked in slip C1 at Metropolitan Park.  We chose these free docks because they are out of the current of the St. Johns River much more than the ones at Jacksonville Landing.  We are near the sports complexes, and found it to be an easy bike ride to Jacksonville Landing.
First though we had to contend with the kiosks here. Jacksonville has all of these wonderful free docks. This particular one has the added bonus of giving you access to power.  All you have to do is go to the kiosk, punch in your slip number, decide whether you want power for 24, 48, or 72 hours, and swipe your credit card to pay $8.56 per 24 hours.  Easier said than done. After several attempts and the third kiosk, we finally got it.
With power now, we made a nice brunch for ourselves since we skipped eating so early before departure.  After that it was off to explore.  We had been to Jacksonville Landing five years ago, but wanted to see what was new.  We found a couple museums there where we made some purchases, one being the maritime museum that we did visit when it was across the river on our last trip, got some information from the visitors center, and cooled off with a beverage at Chicago Pizza.
We returned to the boat so we would not have to carry our purchases around and planned our itinerary for the next couple of days.  Once that was decided we headed back to Jacksonville Landing for dinner at the Irish Pub. We got some more insight on the area from the bartender and both enjoyed our delicious meals.
Wednesday morning we had a nice big breakfast on board, then got some chores done including a load of laundry, amongst other things.  By the time all of that was done, we headed over to the baseball grounds to catch a minor league game.  The early afternoon game afforded a businessmans special in which we got a hot dog and drink with our admission ticket.  It was perfect weather and a very enjoyable time even though the local team lost in the ninth inning.  It did make for an exciting game with the lead going back and forth throughout.
A never tried before recipe in the Crock Pot that was prepared before we left, made for a wonderful dinner all ready for us when we returned. We programmed the TV and of course didn't find much worth watching, so we popped in a movie.  Just reaffirms for us that we do not miss watching it.
Today was a rainy day but perfect for getting those chores done that you keep putting off.  With the boat all clean, bookkeeping done, storms moved through and cooler temperatures behind them, we are ready to head south in the morning.  Our delivery job keeps getting pushed back as it is sitting in a repair yard, so we now plan to get to Sanford, Florida, then make decisions from there.  The plans are to return to Murphy and Chattanooga via car, do family visiting in Orlando, and hopefully leave the boat there to make that delivery, we just don't know what order those things will be done yet. Stay tuned.