Dec 1 - Tuesday The wind was blowing and the current and tide was running hard when we left St. Augustine. Help with the lines got us off the dock safely and the rest of the day was beautiful sailing. It was in the 70's all day and sunny sometimes. The waterway was just beautiful with nice homes and lots of bird life, and of course our dolphin followers. There were three gigantic stocks standing in the top of some trees - quite a silly sight. The water was shallow today in many spots. Among the shallowest was entering Daytona Beach under the bridges. We are anchored in the harbor. Bill has given up crabbing and broke out the fishing pole. I reserve comment. Our fellow cruiser in the anchorage is taking his dog in the dinghy for a little land time - there is lots of barking in anticipation. We spent yesterday enjoying the day in St. Augustine. I took pictures of the "Old Town" historic section with the Christmas lights illuminated. I will try to label pictures posted on the blog in the future. I'm still in the learning stages. The pictures are all sights along the ICW and our marinas and anchorages. Whenever we had white knuckle moments passing a barge or a cruise ship or when we were anchored with a beautiful sunset or there was wild life, I took a picture. I hope I can figure out what goes where when we put everything together. Tomorrow is supposed to be a weather day, so we may just go as far as a marina and safe harbor.

Dec 3 Happy Birthday Greg! We pulled into a marina in Daytona Beach yesterday morning to ride out a high wind and rain storm. Took the bus into the city and bought a new grill for the boat along with groceries. Finding the bus stop and then the bus took a few phone calls but we made it. Today is cloudy but warm and the wind has calmed so we'll leave and head toward Vero Beach.