The morning fog was lifting so I decided to bring the Barco to Lamb's and get a diesel fill up. Fuel was down to $3.15, so I thought I would get a couple hundred gallons.
Untied the Barco and everything looked clear so I was underway, solo.
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Looks nice, right? |
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I am wearing a personal floatation device for safety. |
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Still clear... |
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Uh, oh. Fog! |
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Entering the cloud. |
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Still looks good back at home plate. |
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Fog! |
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Sounding the horn every two minutes. |
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Downtown Jax. |
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Bridge is getting clear, finally. |
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An hour later. |
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Much better. |
I left the Yacht Club and entered some thick fog. I sounded my horn which was a surprise to the anchored fishing boat I passed in the soup.
Slowed the boat to idle and continued North at five knots, doing a prolonged blast on the horn to alert anyone nearby. I did hear some small outboard motors, but never saw them. They heard me, though.
After about fifteen minutes I made a turn to the southwest to enter the Ortega River. I did not see the bridge until I was about a hundred yards away, and the fog completely lifted as I passed under the bridge. A few moments later I was pumping fuel at Lamb's and was lightened in the wallet by about $802 bucks. It was a great ride back.
Barco is now ready with about 400 miles worth of fuel, let's go boating!
See you later...
Barco Out.
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