May 11th- St Augustine to Sisters Creek, Jacksonville FL

We spent a restful weekend in St Augustine. Most of the time we were on the boat due to heavy winds on Saturday and rain on Sunday. It’s probably for the best as there weren’t many people taking any kind of precautions.

Tiki boat. We’ve seen these in other ports.

We searched out some quiet streets to walk on.

Flagler College (closed)

These birds were pink. It doesn’t show well in the picture. I don’t think they are flamingos.

We were going to stay in St Augustine for an extra day to take care of a few things but we couldn’t reserve the mooring for another day. There was a chance that we could benefit from a cancellation but we decided to move on.

The trip to Sisters Creek was an easy one. We picked up some favorable current along the way. When last we were anchored here there was only one other boat. Today we were one of 4. The free city docks were full.

May 12th- Sisters Creek to Fernandina Beach, FL

Wake up! Where are we going today?

We moved on up the ICW to Fernandina Beach. The marina was closed on our trip down but recently reopened. The mooring area is on the Amelia River. It’s a rather open area with a lot of current. Catalpa is dancing around on the mooring and occasionally slamming into the mooring ball. The town looks nice but again, not many people taking precautions. The ice cream shop looked great but there were too many people milling around. We skipped it.

What’s everyone looking at?

Impossible to get everyone looking at the camera when this is rumbling by. Olliver did not like the horn.

Retake. Everyone smiling.

Around town.

We’ll be back someday to see more of Fernandina Beach. I managed to buy a hat. Lynne found a nice dress and some fresh shrimp for dinner. We’re actually a little chilly here. Last night was 57 degrees. Today around 70, with a north wind. We are acclimated to much warmer weather. We’ll have to slow down our north-ward progress if it gets much colder. This is our last stop in Florida. On to Georgia.

Ollie doing some frisbee work in Fernandina Beach.