Pine Island to St. Augustine

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Once again, we woke to a foggy morning after a very quiet night at anchor. As we climbed into our cockpit for our morning coffee, we saw Maluka, a Seamaster ketch which spent the night at anchor with us preparing to depart. She looked like a very seaworthy vessel and was managed by two fellows who appeared to be quite experienced sailors. Halfway up her mainmast was a crow’s nest which is great for negotiating coral heads and shallow waters in the Bahamas. We guessed that was where she was headed. She was a long way from her hailing port of Honolulu, Hawaii.


Castillo de San Marcos - St.Augustine
We leisurely finished our breakfast and weighed anchor. We had an easy run down the Tolomato River. There were the usual breakers in the St. Augustine Inlet. The wind was starting to pick up as we approached the Bridge of Lions. We missed the noon opening by a few minutes. So, we had to loiter a half hour before we could pass through the bridge and enter the south mooring field.  We were lucky to get a ball close to the shoreline and docks. The winds were forecast to be from the west and the buildings along shore would give us some protection. Also, there wouldn’t be much fetch between us and the shoreline which reduced the size of waves reaching us.

We took the water taxi so we could complete the registration process and get our pass keys to the showers and laundry. Carla was happy as all the washers were empty when we arrived. She started the laundry and we headed off for showers. The facilities here a very nice but small for the number of boats here.   Sometimes you have to wait for a washer, dryer or shower. We were in luck as we had the place to ourselves.

We were back on the boat shortly after 4PM. The laundry was done. We were clean and smelling good. Carla made an easy meal of sloppy joes served along with potato salad and cole slaw. We spent the evening reading and watching TV. We went to bed early again the winds were starting to pick up.


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