Several trips to Jacksonville were made. Jacksonville is a great city. The downtown waterfront is beautiful and fun, and the beaches are close by and beautiful. We actually had a contract on a boat in the St John’s river, but an engine dropped a valve while on sea trial! We also had to delay the survey to let Irma come through.
After thinking about what Irma did to boats in the southeast, we started looking north and west. We looked in Knoxville, TN, another fun town, Nashville, Chattenooga and Flowery Branch, GA. But, we found 9 1/2 in Grand Rivers, KY.
Our original plans were to purchase nearby our local waters in Beaufort, SC, and start our loop in April of 2018. Buying a boat in December in KY threw a wrench in that plan. But, we go with the flow, so, we now have just 2 weeks to get our act together to start the loop in KY in December. Brrrr.