St. Augustine is now a pleasant memory as we have moved on to Ponce de Leon inlet about a 60 statute mile run on the ICW. We had a mostly cloudy day with occasional showers but stayed dry under the Bimini. The birds all seem so exotic to us with Great Blue Herons, Night Herons, Pelicans, Storks, Swans, Snowy Egrets, Tri-Color Herons, and Great Egrets, being some of the birds we have sighted in the last few days.We have seen signs for manatees everywhere but have yet to spot one. No alligators either even though many waterways are named Alligator River or Alligator Creek.
Our friends on Patty Jean, who we had first met in Brunswick Ga., had spent the last few days with us in St. Augustine. They were intending to leave with us today but had a plumbing issue so stayed behind to fix it. As we write this, there is an 80% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow so we may stay here to ride out the storms and give them a chance to catch up. The decision will be made tomorrow morning when we get the latest weather forecast.
Emme a Robert Perry designed Baba/Tashiba 40 foot cutter
Sounds great so far. We are certainly looking forward to our heron friends on Sanibel and Captiva come next week. We were in St Augustine 2 years ago and found the city charming. Also hit Merritt Island Wildlife refuge at that time. You may be too far south now. Great place however for birds. So we are thinking of you and enjoying your adventures vicariously. We just got a little snow, requiring a bit of removal. Just home from the ballet with a number choreographed to the Rolling Stones. Fun. Safe travels!
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