Feb 13, 2007. After almost a week of repairs and preparation, Dolfijn is finally in the water on the St Johns River in San Mateo, south of Jacksonville, FL. We are ready to leave but the engine won't start. After the carburator was cleaned, the engine started but the tide went out and the boat is touching bottom. We plan to leave on Wed, Feb 14. Gilles takes out the dinghy to check out the dinghy engine.

Feb 14. Strong winds from the northwest are keeping us at the dock because we are not sure that we can maneuver out of the shallows and avoid some rocks in our path. We plan to leave on Thurs, Feb 15.