Today was a travel day, many of the transient boats had
departed by the time we left at 8:15. Our destination is an anchorage at Ft. Matanzas
(pronounced like Kansas) 54 miles north. We have moved from south Florida
through Central Florida and now to North Florida. Each region has a particular
climate different from the others. This morning after the front past last night
the temp is 57o partly cloudy with the wind from the northwest, it
should warm into the lower 70’s today and the wind will shift more northerly. I
miss the Keys.
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| Sprawls a little |
The route today passes Port Orange, Daytona Beach, Ormond
Beach, Flagler Beach, Palm Coast to just south of St. Augustine. A mixed group
of communities with several large condo developments, some places that need
renovation and some grand homes.
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| A little different, creative! |
We arrived about 3:30 this afternoon and set the anchor near
the fort. I needed to finish my dinghy project so we could use it tomorrow to
visit the fort. The transom is straightened and strengthen and the broken brace
repaired. Testing in the morning.
A very nice quiet night so far, we are close to an inlet to
the Atlantic and at 5:33 this evening the tide reversed. We are anchored with 3
other boats, we were all facing south east, then when the tide went slack two
boats faced NE and two SW, as the tide changed we all fell back into place and
now face NW.
The sun is about to set on a cloudless evening.
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| Ft. Matanzas Anchorage, notice long sleeve fleece |
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| A bridge with enough clearance |
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| Carol on the sundeck holding the bimini top |
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| Under we go |
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| Passed through |
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ReplyDeleteLooks like you had just enough clearance to get under that bridge! Hope you don't have to be wearing the long sleeves too much longer.
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