Out of the marshes
30 November 2007 | Daytona Beach, FL
Mike and Kathy
St. Augustine to Daytona - November 29
Today was a wonderful day. It was in the 80's most of the time and we had the current at our stern. We were debating whether we should stay another day in St. Augustine, so after coffee I went to shore to dispose of garbage and buy some ice. When I returned it seemed like a good time to leave so we caught the 9:30 bridge opening and headed south. Our plan was to stop at the old Fort on the Matanzas River, but we arrived way too soon and decided to keep going.
Let there be no doubt, we are not in the marshes anymore. The homes lining the ICW north of Daytona for 30 miles are what I've been expecting; over-done starter castles ... one after another. . .palms and flowers, and screened-in outdoor rooms.
I had my shirt off by 10am and got out the suntan lotion just to add the smell of coconuts to the already perfumed air.
We just kept driving and ended up in Daytona Beach anchored next do Discovery... who were kind enough to have us over for cocktails. "Packet In" another Michigan couple, was also there and we met them for the first time. They are originally "White Bay" people under the reign of Terra the Terrible.
We had a nice rain after dark, so the salt has been rinsed off the boat again.