Life Aboard: St Augustine

We left Nassau Sound before 7am heading toward St. Augustine.

Beautiful sunrise

The water was so still the reflection looks like a mirror image.

We are concerned about the San Pablo Bridge which is about 2.5 hours away. We have been thru here before and the current was so swift that there was a standing wave about a foot tall. There is an island in the middle of the waterway and it funnels the water thru the bridge. If there is a lot of current, it can cause big problems. We had some current today but on standing wave, so no problem.

Power plant near Jacksonville

Looking back toward Jacksonville. We've never gone up the river to see Jacksonville.

Different looking barge

We have reservations for two nights on a mooring ball here. That way we can explore the town and even invite some friends that live close by to come and visit.

I take pictures of SeaSalt...

...SeaSalt takes pictures of Escape

Villano Beach

St Augustine Lighthouse

Huge cross

We got here about 1:15 after traveling a little over 6 hours at 6.8kts. and covering about 43nm. We got a good push from the current today, so our average is higher. That's good, its free.

Fort

Waterfront

Bridge of Lions

You can see we are just inside the inlet. We wanted to go to the south of the bridge, so it wouldn't be so bumpy, but it was full. So we rocked.

And we are right in front of the fort.

And the fort is beautiful

Our trip today.

We invited SeaSalt over from pork tenderloin, baked beans, slaw and potatoes. Connie made applesauce. We all enjoyed the meal and the company.

We took a long hike to West Marine, then back to the boat. A guy Shay worked with and his wife, Harry and Catherine have a house close by and came to visit. We had a good time showing them Escape and visiting. We went out to eat with them and SeaSalt and had pizza. The rest of the day was spent transferring routes and relaxing.