On the way to St. Augustine

It is so great to be underway again.  We did had a valve on the dingy give up the ghost so Gary will have to replace it.  It is always the unexpected that seems to break.  The dingy is like our car so we will really have to rely on it when we arrive as we intend to stay in the mooring field.  When we visited Block Island with our friends in the Great Escape we stayed for tthe first time on a mooring ball and I loved it.  It is hard to believe old hands like us are having our first experience but we either were at dock or anchored.  I love being on anchor, it is so quiet and the nights are cool, just lovely.
I know it will take us a while to relax after all the work but we are finally done.  Enjoying the boat is like putting on a confortable pair of shoes again.  It just feels right.

Lots to see on the way

Lighthouses near Coco beach

Bridges have decorations on the supports

Great weather until afternoon storms

Hammock Beach Resort 

End of Rattlesnake Island Fort Matanzas
When we reached the bend before the inlet we encountered a shoaled area not on any maps. I had been marked with green markers and lucky Gary noticed the problem before we went aground and adjusted to the new path.  If we had only relied on instruments we would have been really aground.  The new Garmin plotter was worth its weight in gold.  Gary said we would have gone aground numerous times without it.
Fort Matanzas was a Spanish outpost made of coquina and is now a national monument.  There is a larger coquina fort in St. Augustine Castillo de San Marcos.  I am looking forward to visiting that while we are there.

Painting repairs on Green stripe done

We have been working on correcting the top of the green strip we had done in Carrabelle.  Also we had the new windows from Panama Glass installed.  Gary has been waxing and working on systems.  I have been cleaning and took out all the cushions and cleaned them with my Little Green Machine.  The outside of the boat is finished and we should be on our way next week.
Tom at Whiticar was so helpful to us on all the projects we completed at Ft. Pierce.  Even the last weeks spent in the boatyard area everyone was so pleasant to be around.



All finished and ready to go!

Tom inspecting the paint job on the green stripe

The last part

Jan is ready to go!  All finished!

We were able to spend the night out on the hook and leave the next day for the intercoastal trip to St. Augustine.  Gary has programed us in Active Captain for a 3 day trip.  I am so glad to finally be done with all the major boat projects.  We have enjoyed our time at Ft. Pierce, but most of the cruisers there think we are workacholics.  

Painting repairs on Green stripe done

We have been working on correcting the top of the green strip we had done in Carrabelle.  Also we had the new windows from Panama Glass installed.  Gary has been waxing and working on systems.  I have been cleaning and took out all the cushions and cleaned them with my Little Green Machine.  The outside of the boat is finished and we should be on our way next week.
Tom at Whiticar was so helpful to us on all the projects we completed at Ft. Pierce.  Even the last weeks spent in the boatyard area everyone was so pleasant to be around.



All finished and ready to go!

Tom inspecting the paint job on the green stripe

The last part

Jan is ready to go!  All finished!

We were able to spend the night out on the hook and leave the next day for the intercoastal trip to St. Augustine.  Gary has programed us in Active Captain for a 3 day trip.  I am so glad to finally be done with all the major boat projects.  We have enjoyed our time at Ft. Pierce, but most of the cruisers there think we are workacholics.