Eisboch wrote:

Regarding taking the boat south - when I made the trip it was my first
time and I was also relatively new to a larger boat. Although I thought
I had researched and prepared myself for the ICW, I was surprised that
it was not, in many places, what I expected. Where allowed, there is
something unnerving about piloting a 42000 lb boat at 19 knots in six
feet of water, and in a channel that is only twice as wide as the boat's
beam to boot. It was interesting watching boats ahead of me screw up and
run aground - until it was my turn.

We traveled about 60 percent of the 1500 mile trip offshore and 40
percent via the ICW. Next time I am going offshore as much as possible
with the exception of the Cape Hatteras area.

For the seasoned boat captains who do it all the time, the trip is duck
soup. For me it was very rewarding to accomplish, but much more
challenging and nerve-racking than I was prepared for. The next trip
should be easier.

Great thing to do. Go for it!

Eisboch



My favorite spots for watching snowbirds run soft aground in the ICW
were between the St. Mary's River and the St. Johns River near
Jacksonville (great fishing in the creeks there off the ICW -which is
why I was there), and just south of the new AIA bridge in St. Augustine,
where a nice sandbar lurks right next to the channel.



--
Jesus was the ultimate liberal progressive revolutionary of all history.
The conservative religious and social structure that he defied hated and
crucified him. They examined His life and did not like what they saw. He
aligned himself with the poor and the oppressed. He challenged the
religious orthodoxy of his day. He advocated pacifism and loving our
enemies. He liberated women and minorities from oppression. He healed on
the Sabbath and forgave adulterers and prostitutes. He associated with
drunks and other social outcasts. He rebuked the religious right of his
day because they embraced the letter of the law instead of the Spirit.
He loved sinners and called them to himself. Jesus was the original
Liberal. He was a progressive, and he was judged and hated for it. It
was the self-righteous religionists that he rebuked and he called them
hypocrites.

The primary issues of Christian Liberalism were birthed when Jesus spoke
the profoundly prophetic words found in Matthew 25: 31-46. These
scriptures reveal God's heart for the poor, the sick and other neglected
people through out history. Christians should read this text and judge
for themselves which of the two groups mentioned there more accurately
reflect the political parties of today. His Liberalism lives on today
and the issues have not changed much.