Now its only Two Men in a Boat

Having seen Wayne off we were underway by 7:50 am.

Good day on the flats (exposed mud when the tide goes out) Oyster Catchers, Willet, Sanderlings, probably Turnstones, Wood Ibis, Egrets, Little Blue Herons (they really are little compared to the Great Blue) and a whole lot more just too far away to identify.

Looking at the birds on the various docks as we pass by because you never know what you might see. Like the one we just passed - Cormorants of course Pelicans, Bonapart Gulls, two Osprey and two Plastic Owls. Folks those palstic Owls do not work save your money!

Its a birdy day 9:11 am White Pelicans (up to now they have all been Brown Pelicans) so basically the climate is now suitable just 56 NM south of where we were yesterday.

Bird and Fish day lots of Dolphins hopefully I can pick up some more tapes in St Augustine and shoot some video.

11:15 Spotted a Bald Eagle up in a tree - my binoculars finally dryed out. Remember way back we started out in the rain, they got wet and fogged up! $200 binoculars and they aint water proof!

Just crossed the St Johns River in Jacksonville, its a lovely day and theres another Osprey atop a tree munching on his catch they are so common down here. In Scotland they kept the location of their nests a secret so Joe Blow public wouldn't disturb them.

There are lots of Egrets and you need to be able to spot the differences quickly. The large one is the common - yellow beak black legs, there are two smaller Egrets the Cattle and the Snowy. The Snowy has a black bill, black legs and yellow feet so if you don't see them its a Cattle Egret! Then there's the Great White Heron! Yellow beak and yellow legs simple and he's huge!

Coming into St. Augustine I'm getting a crick in my neck, I don't know which way to look the place is teaming with wildlife. We tied up at the Municipal Marina on the right as you go through the Lions Bascule Bridge. Neat place very Spanish, well they founded the place and then sold out to the Americans in 1800 and something. It was the Festival of Lights so at 6:30 they lit up the place - everything that you could attach a string of lights to, trees buildings even the bridge. A huge cheer went up as they threw the switch, kind of like 'A Christmas Vacation' with Chubby Chase when he lit his house!

This is why I thought some of the birds on the flats were these guys, Turnstones on the dock St Augustine



Thats a big boat, the dock sinks so it can enter then they float it to lift the big boat out. Aint no Travel Lift that could handle this baby!

Day 23 Sunday. First we changed the oil on the boat then we got a Taxi to the Avis Rent a Car office so we could drive to Green Cove Spring Marina to have a look see where Dave (previous owner of Solent Breeze) kept her during the summer. It wouldn't win the best looking Marina award but then those plases win the most expensive award too. We talked to a number  of people, all of them are more than happy with the facillity, certainly worth consideration and theres a great little diner opposite!

No sunset picture this time sorry. We're going into town for dinner tonight, we had roast beef, mashed potatoes and veg last night, with gravey, yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

We'll be heading just about due south tomorrow, past Daytona Beach to wherever we can find a spot to anchor which it seems there are not too many of.

You really should paste into Google the Lat Long from 'Where we are' there are some great pictures of this place better than I can take.

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