Glad to Be At Anchor In St. Augustine, FL

We are very glad to be in off the ocean today. We left Beaufort, SC yesterday, Thursday morning at 7:30 AM and arrived here in St. Augustine, Fl at 10 AM today, Friday morning. We made better time than last year but had a bumpy ride. We had 10 to 15 knots of wind with a following seas. The seas were much greater than predicted, this happens much more than I would like to see. All in all it was a good motor sail. The temperatures were mild with some cloud cover but clearing some during the night. This gave way to a beautiful moonless starry night. In the early morning the sky clouded up with some fog, which lifted before we approached the channel.

We dropped the hook among many, many boats in front of the fort you see in the picture. The marinas here are all booked up do to the Christmas parade and lighting of the lights this weekend. All the boats, mainly sailboats are anchored out because they couldn't get a dock.

We plan to travel on the inside, ICW, for at least two days, after which we may go outside for day trips down the coast. This will depend on the weather. Going on the outside will help us to avoid many, many bridges.