At last we got the all clear from the boatyard to move the boat away from Jacksonville and take it to its new home in Daytona. We left early in the morning without a hitch and traveled down the Intracoastal Waterway. We got to see historic downtown St. Augustine from the waterfront. We arrived at lunchtime, (when the bridge closes for an hour to allow for traffic), so we dropped anchor just off the Castillo de San Marcos. The Castillo de San Marcos was built in 1695 and is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States. We’ve visited there several times from land, but it is special to get to see it from the water. They did a cannon demonstration for the tourists, we were glad they weren’t firing real cannonballs at us.
Castillo de San Marcos
Saint Augustine Waterfront
According to Wikipedia, the Bridge of Lions is a double-leaf bascule bridge that spans the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida. A part of State Road A1A, it connects downtown St. Augustine to Anastasia Island. A pair of Medici lions made of marble guard the bridge, begun in 1925 and completed in 1927 across Matanzas Bay.
Bridge of Lions
The trip was uneventful, we made it to the Marineland Marina just south of St. Augustine in about 8 hours.
The kids took turns driving the boat.
Marineland is a great little marina; well protected, right off the intracoastal, clean with a friendly attentive dockmaster. There is a hiking trail nearby and the marina is almost directly across from a dog friendly beach.
And that evening we were blessed with a beautiful sunset.
I am so happy for all of you! Every holiday we miss you all, & everyone appears to be growing ip SO FAST! Happy days to you!
I was just thinking today that I hadn’t seen a post lately. Glad all is well with you.
Thank you Andrea. All is wonderful! Hope to see you the end of June. Blessings, Kim
Whoa!!! Is that a new Beagle I see???
A miniature poodle named “Skipper”
Great to see you guys floating again. It looks amazing!
Blessings!
Your latest post came exactly when I needed to see a beautiful sunset… It is super exciting to see you back on the boat making more family memories ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you, we are thrilled to be back on the boat.
Happy to see that you all are sailing!
Wonderful
Enjoyed the update..I do envy u all, what a wonderful life.
love the lollipop palm tree pic! and of course great to see Ben and Aslyn and the pets, Brook and yikes I can’t remember the small dogs name! Also good to know the trip was smooth and uneventful. <3
Beautiful pictures and glad ya’ll are back on an adventure. I worked at Whitney Labs a while back and it was such a peaceful setting. Continued happy sailing.
Beautiful all away around.
So glad to see your pictures. So glad you had such a delightful day to St. Augustine. It looks like a perfect day.