Departed Fernandina Beach at 9:30AM and arrived in Jacksonville Beach at 1:30PM
Today's miles 30, total trip miles 1,340.
Tues. January 10, 2012 day number 122
Departed Jacksonville Beach at 8:10AM and arrived in St. Augustine at 12:10PM
Today's miles 30, total trip miles 1,370.
The trip from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine was good with warm weather and smooth seas. After crossing the St. Johns River, the tide turned against us and at one point to get through a small bridge, we had to increase our engines RPMs to make it through with swirling currents. While at that RPM we should have been going 8-knots, we were only going 2.5-knots through the bridge. These are the times that make a good excuse for landing drinks! The rest of the trip was uneventful except for the dolphin swimming along with us. Carole is now happy she has good pictures of the dolphins!
At our anchorage at Fernandina Beach, we were anchored across from a factory that runs 24/7. It actually was a neat sight.
There are a lot of pelicans along the intracoastal waterway.
This was a 3-story boat lift/deck along the waterway.
It was a bit foggy getting underway in the morning but the fog lifted quickly.
This part of the trip is a pretty straight shot down the waterway with not much traffic.
This is Carole's dolphin swimming in our bow wake. She was with us for a few miles.
The dolphin would go back and forth and then come back up for air.
There is a sand spit at the St. Augustine inlet where they allow cars. Hope this guy remembers that it isn't high tide yet!
Coming up on St. Augustine from the water is impressive.
There are a lot of beautiful streets in the oldest city in the United States.
Flager College was originally the Ponce de Leon hotel that Henry Flagler built to bring all of his rich buddies from the Northeast to enjoy the warm Florida winters. It was only open for 3-months a year, Jan.-March and the guests had to pay for the whole 3-months up front.
Not your typical college lobby!
This is the main plaza which overlooks the water. They leave downtown lite up for the month of January which is spectacular! They call it "Nights of Lights"
This is the view from our marina slip as we sit enjoying an after dinner glass of port!
This is looking the other way from our boat. They call this "The Bridge of Lions" since there are large lion sculpture at each end. This has been a great stop.
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