Leaving Palatka on Sat, Feb 21, we headed north on the St Johns River to Jacksonville, where we docked at Jacksonville Landing alongside the pilot ship, Virginia. She followed and then passed us as she headed out to sea and we turned south on the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), stopping for the night at Jacksonville Beach, Daytona Beach, Titusville, and Cocoa Village. Along the way we went aground twice (not unusual on the ICW especially during low tide) and managed to outrun dark threatening clouds and thunderstorms on the approach to Titusville.
