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| Sunrise, St. Augustine |
It was so cold last night, even with two blankets, a quilt and an electric blanket going, we were anxious to get up this morning and get the day started. Daniel with a cup of hot chocolate and me with my coffee. We took off from St. Augustine's mooring field with no trouble except that a sailboat, a 42' Hunter named Latitudes, came up behind us and notified us that they would like to pass us. They were going a bit faster than us. That was the best thing that happened all day. You see, Latitudes was making their trip south, like us, to the Bahamas but this was not their first time so we were more than happy to follow them. At one point during the day they hit a shallow spot, but quickly got out of it. They helped us with 3 bridge openings, pointed out a bald eagle and generally offered help if we needed it. What a wonderful cruising couple! We finally docked at the city marina in New Smyrna Beach, right behind them. We enjoyed meeting Bobbie and Luke and spending some time discussing our future plans. After that, we walked the streets of New Smryna Beach, stopping for ice cream in an old timey lunch counter type of place. It was a good day.
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| Bridge opening in New Smyrna Beach - that's Latitudes going through the bridge ahead of us |
Amazing sunrises! Each one better than the day before! I doubt you will get bored with them. I was wondering, do you have an app that tells you where the cheapest gas is along your route, or do you just ask around, or do you only stop at the city marinas?
ReplyDeleteMy class and I are really enjoying watching you guys on the map! Can't wait till you start island hopping!
Justin
The sunrises are amazing - each one different. That and the sunset are the best parts of the day! We try to find the cheapest diesel but sometimes, it more important to find a good marina. We ask other cruisers for their advice along the way.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad your class is keeping up with us! Let us know if they'd like to Skype or FaceTime sometime - we would love to "show them around" the boat. Love you bunches!