We left Walberg Creek yesterday when the tide was favorable and also the winds were "supposed" to diminish later in the day. As usual, winds were higher than predicted (15-20 kts with gusts even higher). I loved sailing during the day, but as the sun set, it became cold very fast and by 7 am after 14 hrs. of sailing offshore, I felt like a popsicle. The good news is that winds were WNW and the 3 boats were able to sail. We got some gorgeous sunset pictures of "Enchantment" and "Second Wind". Our autopilot went on the fritz last night so we hand-steered all the way to St. Augustine. THAT was painful! Chris unscrewed the control panel when we arrived at Comanche Cove Marina and it appeared that it was probably a condensation problem because it works just fine now! Sheesh! The marina here has a courtesy car which we have reserved from 2-4 pm so that we can go downtown to St. Augustine and also go by a grocery store for fresh fruit, veggies and bread!
We said goodbye today to "Enchantment" and "Second Wind". After spending the last 3 days with Lew and Joe from "Enchantment", it was hard to say goodbye. But....we will hopefully meet again in Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas where "Enchantment" is headed.
We also heard a familiar hail from Ray and Susan Cope from "Copeing" this morning as we came through the Inlet. They cruise on a beautiful 65 ft. Outer Reef - a boat that all of us fell in love with when Long Gone and Enchantment rafted up next to them when fog on the ICW made it impossible to continue. Ray has lots of knowledge about the best anchorages and inlets and is willing to share and we are grateful for his knowledge. He is the one who turned us on to Walberg Creek which was one of the most beautiful anchorages that we have ever visited.
We're pooped today but Chris is washing salt off the boat and I'm headed off to do laundry. Already he's fixed the auto pilot and the transmission cap (there's always a list). After a visit to downtown St. Augustine (a city that we really love) and a provisioning run, we're looking forward to a HOT dinner and a WARM bed tonight!
We had planned to stay here a few days, but the weather is really cold so we changed our minds and hope to make Daytona Beach tomorrow. Maybe another 55 miles south will make a difference in these miserably cold temps!
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