Daytona

After a long motor the day before, we were happy to take a day off and tour around Daytona. With dog in tow, we headed into town. We were welcomed with open arms here - the marina was happy to have our dinghy and let us tie up on their fuel dock for no charge and fill some of our water jugs. We walked a few blocks to the "downtown" strip where we cruised a few blocks worth of restaurants, odds and ends shops and antique stores. We were only window shopping mind you, but it was great! Koa loved it, there were plenty of parks right on the water front and we had a great morning just checking out the area. We also happened to notice a small baseball field right on the waterfront. A bit of research told us that this was a minor league team for the Reds and that they were playing that evening!

We all headed back to the boat to rest up and avoid the harsh afternoon heat and then Brad and I headed back in for the evening game. It was a perfect night for baseball! We gorged ourselves on hot dogs and crack jacks and, to top it off, it was Thirty Thursday! The best thing about minor league games is their affordability - food and drinks are regularly priced, not like going to the major league games! It was a great evening and I was so glad we had stumbled upon this opportunity! It made the whole stop worth it!

Tomorrow we head North to St Augustine. We didn't realize until yesterday that this was Memorial Day weekend and we had NO desire to be on the ICW for that, so we were hoping to make it to the safety of St Augustine where we would sit tight while all the weekend warrior boaters were out.