St. Augustine was fun, but it is time to press on. We left early once again and enjoyed a very quiet and peaceful ride for most of the day. The landscape in this area was sparse but beautiful. There are miles and miles of marsh grass that is captivating to look at. Our route took us through the entrance to the port of Jacksonville, and fortunately we didn’t see much traffic. We did see some big ships, and we had…
Our plan was to make the short two hour cruise north on the ICW to St. Augustine. In order to arrive during slack tide, we prepared to leave by 11am. This gave us some time to visit the beach one more time and also to shop at the Sunday farmer’s market that was set up next door to the Marina. Weekends are crazy on the water, and we saw all sorts of watercraft and shenanigans. We kept our course steady…
As we begin what we call Phase Two of the great loop, we are changing our pace a little. We will now be visiting places that we want to spend some time exploring, and in some cases we will spend multiple days before moving on. Phase two is more of a time box than a target destination. We have four weeks. So we will see where we are on July 18 and decide what to do at that point. Departing…