We had drizzle in the morning before leaving but we once again made good time with a
favorable current. We went through a narrow cut that was lined with many beautiful homes with docks on the ICW. Today I got to watch another eagle catch a fish and take it to shore for
his meal.
As we neared St. Augustine it got very windy with a strong current which made it difficult
to grab the mooring ball we would be on for the next two days. With the heavy wind and
currents predicted it was best to get a mooring ball. Also provided with the mooring
rental is free water taxi service to take us to shore. The tough part is that the taxi service
only runs once every two hours, unlike Put-In-Bay which comes whenever you call them,
on demand.
The A1A Brewery across from the marina has always been a favorite of ours so we enjoyed
some good brews and got carryout pizza from Pizza Time to enjoy back at the boat since
the last water taxi run was 5:30 pm.
Saturday was also spent at St. Augustine due to weather and our desire to watch the OSU
football game. We spent all day on shore, taking our own dinghy for flexibility and a late
return to the boat. The motor worked hard to make headway against the wind and currrent.
St. Augustine's old town area has a lot of history but best of all it has good sticky buns at
a place called Bunnery, where we also had a good lunch later. There is a great art gallery
that we enjoyed and then we checked out J.P.Henley which is known for its 70 draft beers
and extensive foreign beer list. The rest of the afternoon/evening was spent next door at
A1A Brewery watching the end of the Michigan game and then the OSO?Wisconsin game.
We envited others to join us at our table while they were waiting for friends and for their
dinner reservations and had some great conversations.
Tonight was the lighting of the Christmas lights in the town, an annual event that brings out
the residents and visitors and the town looks beautiful. Afterwards we dinghied back to our
boat in the dark windy night which was exciting.
Sampling the sticky buns from the Bunnery.
Annual lighting ceremony at St. Augustine
33 miles
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