The St John's River Silver Glen Springs

March 16-17
Corky's Belly's Dock
Fog greeted us in the morning. We had a great seafood dinner at Corky's last night. They allow you to stay overnight at their dock. After the fog cleared, we headed for Silver Glen Springs. 65 million gallons of water flow out of the vents at 72 degrees each day all year long. We entered the inlet and were greeted with crystal clear water. It is such a contrast with the dark tannin waters of the St John's.

 It's a Friday and already the Springs are full of boats. We anchored before the party zone off the channel. It was a good choice. There was a constant parade of boats passing by. Houseboats, pontoon boats, jet skies, air boats, homemade boats, bass boats, runabouts, paddleboards, kayaks, it was quite the variety of people enjoying this beautiful place. 





 

Part of the 'parade'


"Lake Effect" fellow looper boat


Early Saturday morning another SpaceX rocket was launched. What a treat. Night launch.

The experience was much better than what the picture shows. I followed it with the binoculars at least 5 minutes. 

The clear waters with clouds reflecting 

Saturday afternoon we took the dingy for a ride looking for wildlife.  Here is some of what we saw.
Monster gator

Pair of Cormorants
Eagles watching us




A swim

Enjoying the sunshine

Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 18, 2022 at 6:43 AM

    It was real nice of you to share that beautiful anchorage with us!
    Dan & Peggy on Lake Effect

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