Taking the Mayport Ferry Across the St. Johns River at A1A // Deep Water Happy

A1A goes across the St. Johns River - and the only way across is by ferry!
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• FEATURED This weekend we took NOLS Wilderness Medicine class in Jacksonville at the Broward House. The fastest and shortest way to travel that area it to take the stretch of A1A that goes across the St. Johns River - by ferry!
We loaded our car on the St. Johns Ferry named "Jean Ribault" that is operated by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. The ferry is named for Jean Ribault who was a naval officer, navigator, and colonizer from France. He played a big role in the colonization of Florida. He was commander of the French Huguenot colony of Fort Caroline in Jacksonville, and was massacred by the Spanish soldiers near St. Augustine.
I'll tell you more about the Airbnb on the river where we stayed, and the NOLS course over the next two weeks. The class was fantastic! It made me want to review my Crisis Medicine training, which I will do tomorrow. The Airbnb was one of the most unusual you will ever find, right on the St. Johns River and filled with Floridiana. You can read about it all on the blog, too!
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[@areguapiri]

Love the Mayport Ferry!

[@deepwaterhappy3609]

Meee too! What a cool transportation method!

[@BryanHall8266]

Thank you for sharing. I'll be doing this April 2024 on my upcoming vacation. Do you pay the fare once you get on the ferry? Or before?

[@deepwaterhappy3609]

Before. We’re doing a North Florida Bicycle Club ride soon that takes the ferry!