2016 boat trip to St. Augustine
We were up at 7:00 and had a very restful sleep. It was already a repeat of so many other days on this trip–sunny, humid, and already warm at 80 degrees. We had a trip of about 75 miles and 5 hours to get home today, so we left the dock at 8:30. Being a …
The sun was just coming up over the horizon, producing clouds of pink and blue when we got up. There were storms in the Gulf, but nothing that should affect us this morning. It was hot already at 8:00, but we had to do a few things before getting underway. I took Auggie for an …
Ready, set, go! We were up at 5:45 with the alarm and scurried to get ready. We wanted to be first at the lock for the 7 AM opening and beat the yacht there. We didn’t want to miss out on this opening because the next opening would be 11:30 AM. The sun was not …
Last night, we had a star-filled evening sky. Awesome! This morning, it was very humid and everything on the boat was wet. No thunderstorms are expected to pop up along the coast today, but there may be a stray shower this afternoon. We left Indiantown Marina at 8:15 to get an early start on what’s …
We seem to wake up around the same time every day even without the alarm clock. We took Auggie for a long walk today because we have a long day ahead of us. Last night the winds calmed off and it was a beautiful night–glassy, calm waters with a glowing sky. This morning the wind …
After such a beautiful night, we woke up to a gorgeous day. Good thing Ran and Nichole drove up to Orlando last night. I-95 was closed to traffic in both lanes this morning because of the smoke from that wildfire that was burning last night. They would have been stuck in traffic for hours. At …
All night long the wind blew causing the boat to rock and move in the slip. I prayed for the winds to lessen for tomorrow, so we could move on to a new destination. When we got up this morning, the winds did seem lighter, but still blowing pretty steady. We did a thorough check …
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s out there. We got up around 7:30 on our own and heard the wind howling through the riggings. Overnight we heard it rain hard and the boat was bouncing in the slip. Nicole had stopped by with beers and brownies last night after supper. After visiting for awhile, …
We set the alarm, but were awake before it went off at 7:00. We readied ourselves and the boat and left the dock at 8:15 to head for the fuel dock. We had to wait our turn until there was room for us, but we got fueled up and left St. Augustine by 9:00. This …
It was another warm day. The temp was expected to reach 98 –the warmest day yet. We tidied up the boat and waited for Randy’s arrival. His friend, Nicole, was picking him up at the Jacksonville airport and driving him down to St. Augustine. Randy called from the road and said that he would be …