We turned in our shower keys on the way past the marina fuel
dock as we departed by depositing them in the dip net extended from shore by
the marina attendant as we drove past.
Shortly north of Daytona we were joined by a family of dolphins who swam
alongside our boat for at least two miles.
Though the juvenile was obviously working at swimming with a vertical
orientation, mommy (or daddy?) seemed to prefer swimming with about a 30-degree
incline away from us, so that each time she sounded her eye was angled straight
up to monitor my actions on the flybridge!
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| Look Beneath the Surface for #2 |
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| 2 of the 3 of us |
We passed a number of shoaled areas and interesting spots en route
north. Matanzas Inlet, with the remains
of Fort Matanzas, occupies an interesting place in Florida history as the
location often invaded by foreign forces seeking to conquer St. Augustine with
its more formidable defenses. In Palm
Coast we saw no fewer than 4 or 5 manatees surfacing near the boat.
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| Fort Matanzas, FL |
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| St. Augustine, FL |
On arrival at the St. Augustine marina, we docked fighting a
very noticeable current. A number of
pictures from our great three days spent touring that historic city are
attached.
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| Low Tide--note angle |
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| High Tide, note angle |
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| Ponce DeLeon |
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| St. Augustine Cathedral |
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| Lightning Strike Morning We Visited |
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| Castillo de San Marcos |
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| Castillo de San Marcos |
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| Flagler College |
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| St. Augustine City Hall |
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