Saturday, December 7, 2024

St Augustine to Daytona

I got up early and crossed the bridge at 7:00 AM to fill up on diesel and gas before departing. 

We met a boat named Cygnus 

We sailed for an hour in 8 hours.

We anchored in windy conditions near Wind Gypsy and the city docks 

I walked downtown and found a yoga studio, Renew Yoga, and had a great experience.  Lamb churr at the Daytona Arts Fest.  Nice Floridian town.  I walked back and went to bed late after an AFD. 

The next morning, I did yoga at 9:30 with Melanie.

I went back to the boat to lighten my luggage and put on some warm clothing.  Walked about ten miles to TD.  Bank, Dollar Tree, an Amazon bin store, and a gun shop.  Lots of walking



























I came back to the boat to drop off my stuff and then headed out for our group dinner at Hull Seafood.  Excellent food and an extraordinary waiter

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Little Sister to St Augustine

It was a long motor ride following Gypsy Wind and Sundance, and followed by Midnight, 

I got cut off by a dredger.  I got a mooring ball for $95, which includes three nights with Wi-Fi and showers.  I had trouble finding my mooring ball because I was looking at the south field map, but I was actually on the North field, and the 7 was missing from the 27. 


I did not get fuel.  I should be suitable for ten more hours. 

On the first night, we took a quick walk through the town with Mark. 

At night, tour boats would weave through the mooring field with Christmas lights and loud music.  The town was lit up with white Christmas lights. 


On Wednesday, I visited the Sailor's Exchange, a warehouse of used boat parts, and Walked Around the town.  Mainly, a relatively cool temperature. 

On Thursday morning, a funny sound came from BELLUM - Buzzer.  It was raining, and some water went into the companionway, which was open.  It was a water detector that I was not aware of.  It was 3 AM.

The next day was going to be busy.  I booked the Tolley tour and visited many parts of the town, including St Augustine distillery.  


We crossed Lion Bridge to do a Grilled Cheese shop called Arbez (Zebra spelled backwards)
































Nice touristy town



All Clear - No skin issues

Today I got checked for Melanoma and was cleared of any skin cancer.