It’s
true…time flies when you’re having fun!
Since we last wrote that pretty much sums up the trip. Aside from having our stay in N Palm Beach
extended for a few days because of rain, we’ve had a great time. The
Intercoastal continues to be entertaining if you love sunny days and a passing
landscape of magnificent homes, awesome boats and impressive scenery.
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| Ok, it isn't all perfect. These are "love bugs" and they are all over the place. |
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| Now this is a house! |
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| Nest seen in first picture. |
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| Is he just doing his job or having a really good time? |
We made our way from N Palm Beach to Daytona (Port Orange) where we hooked up with my
friend, Amy. She got to meet for the
first time both the Captain and the Pig.
I had whined a little on the phone to her in N Palm Beach about being
confined to the boat during the rain.
The minute she boarded the boat Amy, who has never minced words, told me
she couldn’t understand why I would ever complain about being on the boat under
ANY conditions! I think she fell in love
with the Pig at first sight.
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| Amy on the back deck of the Pig our first night in Daytona |
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| The stair well on the Ponce Inlet lighthouse |
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| Amy and the Captain...208 steps! |
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| All the cats who lived with families at the lighthouse were buried together |
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| Useful information |
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| Self explanatory |
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| These houses were across the street from the ocean. The man-made hill helped improve the view of Daytona Beach. |
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| Last sunset in Daytona Beach |
Amy
jumped at the chance to blow off work and ride with us from Daytona to St.
Augustine. We have issued a standing
invitation to our friends to boat with us but it just hasn’t worked out until
now. Amy was our first! The auto pilot
was finally working pretty much as advertised so we left the Captain and Otto
to it on the fly bridge and we ladies hung out on the bow with adult
refreshments talking like, you know, women who haven’t seen each other in
awhile. Not a bad way to spend a
day. We made it to the Rivers Edge
Marina by late afternoon and enjoyed dinner at Hurricane Patty’s.
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| Seemed like a great photo op but those bricks were HOT! |
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| I just liked this one...we've been friends for a long time. |
There
was just one little incident as we were all preparing for bed. The Captain became the Dragon Slayer! We all were
just about down for the night when Amy screamed claiming there was a critter in
the V-Berth. The Captain went to the rescue only to find the “critter” was the noise
made by water slapping against the hull. Maybe it had something to do with the
number of Miller Lites. With the damsel rescued, we all went back to bed. The
boat seemed a little quieter after I drove Amy back to Daytona the following
day.
We
spent a week in St Augustine and gave our new bikes a pretty good work
out. It was just a quick ride into Old
Downtown and the bikes were a whole lot easier than the truck. When the streets for the oldest town in the US were planned they didn’t think about the internal combustion engine. It’s a great sightseeing place though and we
enjoyed the week there. The Captain is
always happy when there’s an old fort to be explored.
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| The Captain at lunch at Harry's. Excellent food and wonderful garden. The sticker was for the trolley. |
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This was donated by the Catholic Church at the location of the first Catholic Mass celebrated in the new world.
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| Lions Bridge, seems like a descriptive name. |
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| Captain Frank listening to music on the Plaza. |
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| Me too |
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| Trio on the Plaza. Mostly 60;s stuff. Just our style! |
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| They needed help with a pic |
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| Oldest Catholic Congregation in the US |
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| Frank found this and couldn't resist a pic |
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