December 6th- St Augustine to Fort Matanzas, FL

I had two choices for today. A long day to Daytona or a short day to Fort Matanzas state park. Easy choice. The day was warm and the water, glass.

The fort was closed due to storm damage from hurricane Dorian. We went over to the visitor center. We’ve met a few people from the National Park Service over the past few weeks. They’ve all been super nice and extremely well informed. I met a park ranger today that used to be a delivery skipper before working for the park. I learned a lot. I also learned Matanzas is Spanish for slaughter. The region has a bloody history. I guess it was the times. It is a big nature reserve now.

They gave me some intel on a good frisbee area where we wouldn’t be harassing the other patrons of the park.

Catalpa anchored at Fort Matanzas.