November 23rd- Sisters Creek to St Augustine FL

Onward to St Augustine! We managed to reserve a mooring for a few days. In the past we have attempted to do this at the last minute with mixed results. This time we took care of the reservation in advance.

We were accompanied by the sun, a welcome change. The only concern of the day was getting past the Pablo Creek bridge. It has a vicious current that can top out at over 5 knots. Today it was against us but we left early to catch it before it got up to speed. It was a smooth trip after that.

We got to St Augustine by 2:00 and got ready to celebrate Thanksgiving. Lynne had acquired all the necessities. It would be next to impossible to cook a whole turkey in our oven so we had turkey breast. Included in the feast was the usual – mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, and cranberry sauce. What a feast! It’s amazing what she can put together on a small stove.

St Augustine Municipal Marina

Bridge of Lions.

Evergreen moored in St Augustine.

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 24th- St Augustine FL

Rain. Got some chores done. Mainly laundry and filled the aft water tank.

November 25th- St Augustine FL

SUN! We needed to get off the boat and stretch our legs. Unfortunately everyone in Florida seems to be doing the same thing and they’re all in St Augustine. I’m not great in crowds. Ollie is even less so. We managed to get to the Spanish Bakery for some bread. We then went to the Seafood Company for Minorcan Conch chowder and a shrimp Po’ Boy. Lunch took forever but was tasty. Tired crew and Border Collie eventually trekked back to Evergreen for a quiet evening away from the crowds.

November 26th- St Augustine FL

Buckets of rain. We changed our mooring from the south field to the north field. We stayed in Evergreen for most of the day. Shrimp pesto over pasta for dinner. The view of the Christmas lights is better from the north field.

November 27th- St Augustine FL

Our last day in St Augustine. The weather has improved a lot. I did boat chores in the morning. We spent the afternoon wandering around the historic part of town and stayed away from the touristy area. It was much less crowded. Before returning to Evergreen we made a detour to the old fort (Castillo de San Marcos) for frisbee. Ollie had a blast!

It has been 2 months since we left Dartmouth Massachusetts. 

Evergreen in St Augustine.