Monthly Archives: August 2016

We gingerly took Gracie up the Ortega River south of Jacksonville to her home for the next six weeks or so. Lamb’s Yacht Centre is a full service marina that will haul her out next week, paint her bottom and … Continue reading →

Another great night with new friends. Don and Erin joined us for sundowners on the dock and when it started to rain Bob and Sue also joined us onboard Gracie. Erin cooked us a pasta meal onboard their immaculate Baba … Continue reading →

Spent the morning sightseeing this beautiful city. Above is the Hotel Ponce de Leon built in 1888 by Henry Flagler. Flagler was a wealthy hotelier, railway magnate and co founder of Standard Oil along with John D. Rockefeller.  When opened … Continue reading →

Here we are at the oldest town in the USA and it looks and feels like Spain, probably because the Spaniards first settled it in 1565. Nice and handy to downtown at the Municipal Marina, we are only 30 miles … Continue reading →

It’s been ten days since we had a day off so slept in and then had brunch at Pat’s Riverfront Cafe, all of about 200 ft from our marina slip. I had eggs Benedict with crab cakes and grits while … Continue reading →

There was a new cruise ship at Port Canaveral this morning, the 129,000 ton Disney Dream. We thought we had finished with locks but to get to Port Canaveral Yacht Club we went through yet another lock that neither rose … Continue reading →

We were expecting rocket ships at Cape Canaveral, but instead a cruise ship appeared out of the rain haze, the 101,000 ton Carnaval Victory. The NASA facility is behind her. Unfortunately the next rocket launch is not until the 19th … Continue reading →

Just ten miles from where we stayed at the Quality Inn in Florida City was the Earnest Coe Everglades Information Centre. We learnt that the Everglades has Deer, Bear and Panthers. Also difference between Crocodiles and Alligators is the opposite … Continue reading →

We had a large day on the road going right down to Key West and the southern most part of the USA. It was quite crowded and difficult to park at the monument so we parked illegally down the street … Continue reading →