THURSDAY MARCH 4TH

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SISTER SALLY!!!



The weather today as we travel to Jacksonville from St. Augustine?





Need I say more? I think he even put another jacket on over his fleece top to keep warm



We have enjoyed our stay in St. Augustine. It is as lovely from the water as it is wandering it’s streets.





This is the St. Augustine Lighthouse along the shores of the Atlantic. This lighthouse was constructed in 1871. It is back off the beach a ways. The first one was built in 1824 but erosion of the beach caused it to fall into the ocean.











This is the fort we toured the other day. From the water you get a much better sense as to how large it is. The walls are 18 feet thick in many areas. All made of of coquina.















This 208 foot stainless steel cross marks the spot where the first Catholic Mass was performed in the New World over 400 years ago.







Not long after leaving St. Augustine, the landscape has changed. It looks much more like it did when we were in the panhandle portion of Florida. Much more seagrass and pine trees. Very few palms anymore.




We met this large container ship coming in from the ocean and turning up the ICW to Jacksonville. Being the little guy, we hung back and stayed out of the way.




Just before we arrived in Jacksonville we had a visit from “The Men in Black”. By that I mean the Customs and Border agents. They came zooming out on their boat and 2 guys jumped on our boat. They were very polite and checked our identification, boat documentation and questioned us before leaving. Its still unnerving to have armed men with dark glasses board your boat, knowing they can pretty much do anything they want to your boat if they have suspicions. It probably won’t be the last time we get boarded before the trip is over.