Tour of Mayport, FL

ship carrying reefers

Navy Ship with sailors on board
Helicopter in training

Ship in dry dock being repaired
Ships awaiting time to return to sea
Looking at RV Park from across St. John's River
The Gettysburg going down the St. John's River
Old Lighthouse in Mayport
Very Old House in Mayport

Ship going down St. John's River tonight at dinnertime

January 24th - Tuesday 70 degrees

I have to tell you about out dinner out last evening first. We went to The Fish Company Restaurant which actually is located in Atlantic Beach, Fl and what a delightful place it was. The food was wonderful. Susie and Noell, it was almost as good as The Sanitary. Lou and I chose an assortment and two plates. The personnel in the kitchen divided the food in the kitchen and presented it to us on two plates, which was a surprise to us. We had a delightful white fish, crab cake, and shrimp and as my sides I chose rice and red beans and cole slaw and of course hush puppies came with it. We enjoyed a glass of wine and smoked fish and crackers for an appetizer. It was a very enjoyable evening. The nice thing about all of this is we get to do this all over again on the third of February for June's birthday.

Today after we had lunch and did up our lunch dishes, we took off for a tour of Mayport and the base. You can see from the sign Mayport was settled in the 1562.

I have tried to label the pictures that I have posted so you will know what they are. The water way that is in from of our camp site is The St. John's River it is hard to believe that it is a river, but it is, it is dredged to be 40 to 50 feet deep to allow these ships to come in and out, they have small boats with pilots that go out to meet them and bring them in and guide them out, so we usually have warning that they are coming in and going out. They even bring cruise ships in here.

It is a very busy base, with ships and plane going all of the time. Tonight we have heard fighter planes going, so that is a different noise, which Lou and I had been used to hearing at MacDill.

Tomorrow we are getting up early and heading out to St. Augustine. There are many things there we would like to see, but as usual time runs out, so we will see what time allows and there is always another day, God willing.

Thank you one and all of all of the birthday greetings, my e-mail box was very full and I tried to get back to everyone, and if I didn't I promise to do so very soon.