Pirates in St. Augustine

We dinghied in to do laundry and take showers early in the morning while the harbor was relatively calm. A nor'easter is beginning to make life more challenging.  Winds increased all day long and were blowing steadily in the high teens and low 20s by the time we had to leave for the St. Augustine Cruisers Net monthly happy hour get-together which was held at the Frida Taqueria & Tequilla Bar. Over 100 cruisers showed up and we had a great time learning about the pirates who periodically came to St. Augustine's to pillage and burn down the city. The food was fantastic and the pirates were boisterous and braggadocious.

Pirates in St. Augustine

It was a long, dark and bumpy ride back to Foreign Affair after the party as the winds continued to blow strong against the current creating steep waves in the harbor.  Foreign Affair danced on her mooring all night long.  The mast frequently trembled in the big gusts and we now know the meaning of "shiver me timbers".  Carla gave up trying to sleep in the aft cabin and moved to the settee in the main saloon to find a less rocky resting spot hoping to get some sleep.  (It hardly made any difference).