Made it to Florida waters

We made it to Florida and found a free dock on Twin Sisters Creek in Jacksonville.  We met two other couples docking up for the night, come to find out they are heading south as well, so we all exchanged contact information.  Never hurts to have friends on the water.

It was a great nights sleep but we were both awake by 4am. Must be excited for our next day down the ICW to St. Augustine where we plan on staying for 3 days to be tourists and of course eat at our favorite restaurant the Columbia (Cuban food) but not before we had a beautiful sunrise to start the day.

Just before the Lions Gate bridge to get into the St Augustine harbor we got a picture of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.

With high winds at our nose we finally made it to the St Augustine Municipal Marine, right in the heart of downtown.  We always said one day we will bring our boat here on many of our vacation week-ends to St Augustine, hard to believe that one day is really here.  So of course what do sailors do but get a drink to celebrate (not even a shower taken yet)

Note:  You know when our children were little we would take then for long stroller walks because we knew the fresh air would make the sleepy and they would take good naps?  Well let me tell you that works for adults as well, after 8-9 hours a day on deck everyday, we are exhausted, excited but exhausted.