St Johns River FL 21-day cruise, Part 2, -on a 1971 HOBO houseboat

PART 2 - Days 3 & 4 on the water. This series covers 531 miles on the St Johns River between Sanford FL and the Atlantic. We explored as many springs & creeks as we could during this 3 week adventure, on our 1971 HOBO houseboat.
Drigger Island anchorage - Highland Park Canal - Zeigler Dead River - Norris Dead River - Lake Woodruff - Spring Garden Creek - DeLeon Springs State Park - & backtracking to Tick Island Creek anchorage

[@michaelgarrity6090]

Those sailboats were probably abandoned by their owner or owners. That is a very real problem in Florida in waters all over the state from the Panhandle to the Keys. Nice trip. I need to see if I can find a boat along the lines as yours. Mine is a pintokn and I carry a tent and go to fishing camps that also have tent sites, but I've just gotten over cancer so my camping days are pretty much over! 😊. I never have gone this way, I stay on the main river and go stay at a fishing camp on the eastern shore of Lake George. Its nice in calm wind days but when the wind is up, its a bit nasty to transit it.

[@oldhobo5610]

I know of a project HOBO for sale in Lakeland, and a recently refurbished one in Tallahassee will be up for sale soon (see youtube channel Be-A-Hobo).Also look for the Facebook group "Hobo houseboats" if you are interested.