Saint Augustine

As stated in the previous post, we are on a mooring ball, that means we must use our dinghy or wait on the marina shuttle's two-hour interval for transport to and from the actual marina. We dropped our bikes off at the fuel dock when we first arrived so that we'd have them available on shore, it would be too cumbersome to transport them in the dinghy.
Tuesday we took a tour (Pete with his 8 person golf cart bus) of the area, ate at Catch 27 (Deviled Egg BLT w/ Southern Fried Oyster, Cuban sandwich w/ salad – Kim had Fish Tacos and salad - very good!), went to the fort (saved $40 for our group of four with my national park's Senior Pass), then a wine tasting tour.
Wednesday we rode bikes to the lighthouse (14 stories, single 1,000 W bulb visible for 25 miles).
Thursday we took a dinghy ride to Winn-Dixie and Hurricane Patty's (okay, but nothing special). Lots of marinas on San Sebastian River.
Friday we woke to 15 mph winds with 30 mph gusts and the associated waves, we were rocking and rolling on this mooring ball along with all the other boats, it's a sock-hop for boats.
Wind laid down at 8 am. Uber'd to Walgreen's, walked to Walmart then uber'd back.

Kim’s Korner:
Things you take for granted… groceries. When you are living on a boat, getting groceries can be an obstacle to overcome. We brought our bikes and we have used them numerous times to get groceries. We have used the dinghy when a dock is close by and available. Walking is fine but carrying too much stuff back is not. Before we got into Florida, many of the marinas had courtesy cars which we could sign up for and use. Once we got into Florida, courtesy cars no longer seem to exist. At times, fellow boaters who have a car at the marina will offer to take you for groceries which is always a very welcome and much-appreciated gesture. Whenever we have a car available, we always load up on the water and heavy stuff since biking is difficult with heavier items. Friday, we uber’d over to Walgreens to pick up prescriptions, walked ½ mile to Walmart, loaded up on all the heavy stuff and uber’d back. It’s always a good feeling to get that done!
We have enjoyed St. Augustine immensely. This city still has points of interest such as Fort Matanzas and the Mission of Nombre de Dios which have not re-opened due to hurricane Matthew. I think my favorite thing was the St. Augustine lighthouse where we could see 25 miles of spectacular views.

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