Chuck and Maria Claypool are dear friends originally from Madison that
moved to Dallas 16 years ago. We have sailed together in Greece and the
British Virgin Islands and spent many years together on a church praise
team. However we have not seen each other in five years but were able to
spend two days together in St. Augustine. They drove over from St. Pete
where they now live and we spent the weekend together which was special.
After five days in St. Augustine, a favorite place of ours, we moved on up
to Jacksonville Beach, staying again at Harbortown Marina. It was a nice
walk up to Fresh Market for a few groceries. We tied up here because of the
high wind advisory which fortunately never materialized.
For tonight we plan to anchor off Cumberland Island at the southern end of
Georgia so by this afternoon we should be out of Florida. The overnight
temps now are near freezing so we are not feeling too rushed to move very
far north for a few days. Heather and Tim will be meeting us in Savannah
next Wednesday so we will make it to there by early next week.
Cumberland Island is the special place we had hoped to visit on the way
down but bypassed because of nasty weather. We look forward to seeing
the wild horses and enjoying the many trails on the island, planning to
spend several days there. We'll be anchoring out at different places for
the next week, without internet but connected by phone and iPhone email.
Carol so enjoys having her phone back.
Chuck and Maria Claypool with us outside one of our
favorite places. That's Iggy in Maria's pack, a tiny Scotty.
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