St Augustine

Another long day on the books, so again we were up before the sun. We had two bascule bridges (bridges that have to raise for us to get underneath) before the sun was even up, but then we were on our way! Unfortunately we were fighting a weird counter current for most of the day so we didn't make good time, but we were still in before dark. We opted to take a mooring ball at the city mooring field as we had had horror stories about the strong current through this area. And at $20/day, a mooring ball is hard to turn down!

We spent two days here while the mayhem of Memorial Day on the water was going down and we loved it! We had skipped St Augustine on our trip down because we didn't have a dinghy, so we were eager to see what we had missed!

Two days of sightseeing was just not enough - it is beautiful here and there is so much to do! We toured the Fort, visited the local brewhouse and distillery (!), walked through the quaint downtown streets, walked around Flagler College and most importantly, took in lots of the small local ice cream shops! We had perfect weather and we walked the whole town, at least twice.
It was a bit overcrowded since it was a holiday, but we were so close to the boat that when we got fed up with crowds, we headed back to our sanctuary and enjoyed some peace and quiet before going in again.

The nightlife here is fantastic as well - outdoor bars and restaurants everywhere. And lots and lots of live music. It was our kind of crowd - a bit older and more subdued, not lively college kids and with the weather being so settled we really enjoyed our evening in. And Koa loved that the area was so dog friendly. He accompanied us to dinner and for a drinks and loved smelling all the other dogs who had come before.



Touring the Castillo de San Marco:

And the new local distillery:

And of course we supported the cause!

We all enjoyed this stop and it was great to recharge our mental batteries after a long day on the water. Tomorrow, back to where it all started - Jacksonville Beach!