Hontoon Island State Park C-Brats

3/4/2025
Last night was a nice quiet calm night at anchor near the south end of the Hontoon Dead River. Today the C-Brats gathering at Hontoon Island State Park on the St. John's River, officially began. Rosanne says there were 17 boats there. Some left, some came. The gathering goes for three days. Most folks got checked in today, and then spent the morning socializing. This afternoon, there were two talks given. Grant Wilson spoke about lithium batteries, while Tom Schulke talked about "What I wish I would have known back then". Basically a little bit about trailering, docking and some other odds and ends in regards to boating. I should mention, Tom, and his wife, Joyce, are the couple that host this gathering. This gathering is currently the largest one for C-Dory's in the SE, or east of the Rockies. Rosanne and I also went for a 2 mile walk on the Island after lunch. I had some issues with my shore power battery charger not charging, but after fiddling with it for a while, and giving it a good whack with a screwdriver, it started working again... This evening Rosanne and I are anchored very close to Ed Stone park where we launched. Rosanne plans to attend Ash Wednesday Mass tomorrow morning, so I need to have her at the park parking lot by 7:45a.Baca lagi