Finally around 11 a.m. we decided to go for it. It was still foggy, but not too bad. We enjoyed a nice, quiet 10 mile trip up the length of Lake George. The autopilot did all the work and Coleen and I took turns keeping watch from under the protection of the dodger as is was a bit chilly. I made her keep watch for about an hour while I relaxed in the cabin. (Of course my off watch relaxing includes making lunch & tidying up).
All too soon we were across the lake and back in the St. John's River snaking our way around its twists and turns keeping a close watch on the markers. Around 4 p.m. we arrived at the town dock in Welaka, FL. My docking approach was dismal to say the least and after 3 attempts we finally tied up successfully. Coleen said if we'd made a video of it, we could have had a million hits on YouTube We didn't actually hit anything but we sure got in a pickle.
Prince was so happy to see land he would have jumped off the boat had he not been tethered in. Coleen quickly took him to shore for a much needed break. After securing the boat I joined her and we had a nice walk through the very small town (pop. 698). We saw a small, but beautiful church, a convenience store a couple of bars, two nice parks and a tiny pharmacy. As it was now getting close to 5 p.m. and we didn't see a sign that said "No overnight docking" we decided to stay put rather than seek our our planned anchorage.
We had a relaxing evening. I saw the local police car come down and check us out but then they drove on. One night's free dockage - Check!