April 26 - 27, 2010

Ranger Station at Sea Camp, Cumberland Island
A Good Climbing Tree
What Dungeness Looked Like Before the Fire
Coming Up to the Front of Dungeness - The Carnegie's Winter Home
Back of Dungeness
There is a Wild Turkey in the Bush
A Few of the Many Wild Horses
One of the Many Armadillo We Seen
Boardwalk Over the Sand Dunes to the Beach
St. Marys, Georgia to Cumberland Island, Georgia - Sunny, hot and windy today. Cumberland Island is a National Park, but before it was a national park it was home to the Carnegie's. We anchored at Sea Camp Beach and went ashore to check things out. We walked over to Dungenesss which, which was their home. The story goes that the caretaker reported some deer poachers on the island and within a couple of days the place was burned. There was no proof of this and no one was charged. We seen many wild horses which are the descendants of the horses they used for their polo matches. We also seen many armadillos and wild turkeys and even one small snake. We walked over to the Sea Camp Beach which is on the Atlantic side. Lots of people enjoying the sun, sand and water. This is also the island where John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. was married at the First African Baptist Church. On Tuesday Judi and David Campbell caught up with us and we took them on the island tour.

April 20 - 25, 2010

Eddie and Jean Pick Us Up
Coast Guard Boats - Machine Guns Mounted on the Bow - Submarine Base Nearby
Steel Sail Boat Moored in the Bay
Sign on the Dock
Sunk Boats in Marina from Previous Storms - They are not Seen During High Tide
St. Mary's, Georgia - We had a good spot at the marina with easy town access. We went to Eddie and Jean's home to visit and do our laundry. Also eat some great southern cooking. I love crawfish and that was one of our meals. We went to a yacht club social, as we are members of this yacht club. The gang then went over to Seagulls to be insulted by the infamous Cindy Deen, she totes that she is the porno queen. Danny washed the boat again. This salt water is hard on the boat. Oops we missed some people we wanted to see Barb and Shawn Campbell who live in St. Augustine so we rented a car and went to visit them. Stayed in St. Mary's an extra day as we had a bad storm.

April 19, 2010

Eddie and Jean Mahon Aboard
The Docks in This Area are Very Long Due to Shallow Water and Sea Grass
Fort Clinch
St. Augustine, Florida to St. Mary's, Georgia - We left the marina at 7.30 a.m. with Eddie and Jean Mahon on board. It was a cool, overcast day and windy at times. We had lots of cross currents through river crossings and openings. Plenty of dolphin sitings. There was a good stream of north bound traffic which are the snow birds heading north.

April 13 - 18, 2010

Statue of Juan Ponce de Leon - The Explorer who Discovered Florida for Spain
Had to go for Dinner Here
Oldest School House in the U.S.A.
Funny Sign
Beautiful Flowers Line the Street
City Hall land Lightner Museum Formerly the Alcazar Hotel Built by Henry Flagler
Historical Sign
Statue of Henry Flagler in Front of the College - He was Co-Founder of Standard Oil
Ponce de Leon Hotel now Flagler College was Built in 18 Months
Ceiling of the Front Lobby
Mureil on the Ceiling (Dining Room)
In the Dining Room now Cafeteria in Flagler College has the Largest Collection of Tiffany Glass in the World
Women's Parlor at the Ponce de Leon (Flagler College)
Spanish Fort Protecting St. Augustine
Historical Sign
Did Not Work
Street Lined with Live Oaks
Oh! That was Hot - Drank Lots of Water After a Drop
Living Off the Grid
Eddie and Jean Taking a Rest on the Bridge of Lions
St. Augustine - We stayed here for a week. A beautiful historic city. The weather was warm in the daytime but cooled down in the evening. We visited with boaters we have met while doing the loop as there was a Rendezvous here. Danny is still busy taking rust off the stainless steel. We lucked out only because we could not get into the Municipal Marina and stayed across the river or we would of been covered in cement dust as they are tearing down the temporary bridge they built while they were building the new Bridge of Lions. The temporary bridge cost them 85 million dollars.
We did all the tourist things and took a train ride around the city with Eddie and Jean. Had a good time here and is a good place to come back to.

April 12, 2010

This is What is Left of an Old Boat - Covered in Barnacles
Sail Boat and a 49 Foot DeFever Stuck in the Sand - and Yes They are in the Channel
Did Not Listen to Notice to Mariners
Only 50 Feet from Shore
Oops Looks Like We are on Shore
Look How Far Out of the Markers You Have to Be
Serving Fish
Daytona Beach to St. Augustine, Florida - It was a rainy overcast day. Everything is starting to look the same. Water, beaches and even the houses are looking the same. Well we hit the Mantanzas River area and well things started to be different. We had to really pay attention to the notice to mariners so we would not end up stuck in the sand. If it should happen you would have to wait for high tide to get off. We went over the area at low tide and the lowest depths we found were 7 1/2 feet. Some boats were not so lucky. So off we went to St. Augustine.

April 10 - 11, 2010

Cars Driving on the Beach
Lifeguard at His Post - Red Flag - Strong Surf
What to Do in a Rip Current
Wash the Sand Off Your Feet
Daytona Beach - We stayed at Daytona Beach, it was a great place to stay. Danny spent one full day cleaning, polishing and taking rust spots off the boat. Salt water is really hard on a boat. We took the bikes down the next day and went for a ride on Daytona Beach, very unique sand, miles and miles of hard sand that vehicles drive up and down the beach on. Like every city the downtown is in the process of being revitalized and there is not much there. All the stores have moved to the malls.

April 9, 2010

NASA Railway Bridge
Haulover Canal Bridge
The Bridge Posting
My Own Tug
Cocoa Beach Anchorage to Daytona Beach, Florida - Today the weather was overcast but still warm even though we had scattered showers. Good travel day. We are back into dolphin territory as we seen them playing in the boat wakes. Passed by Cape Canaveral today but no activity was visible. We checked into Halifax Marina in downtown Daytona. We went out for dinner with Wayne and Francine Assaly from the vessel My Way. A fellow Canadian.