by Claudia and Jim | Dec 9, 2022 | Sailing
While getting ready to leave for Disney in the early afternoon, we checked the NASA launch schedule and noticed the Space-X’s Falcon 9 is scheduled for a launch to deliver 40 satellites into the orbit at 5:30 PM today. We quickly rearranged our schedule to stay...
by Claudia and Jim | Dec 8, 2022 | Sailing
After spending 5 days on a mooring, we left St Augustine for a quick 20 mile trip south. Since we desperately needed to fill our freshwater tank, we stayed at a quiet Palm Coast marina and gave Fujiko a complete washing down. Next day we sailed 40 miles down to New...
by Claudia and Jim | Dec 1, 2022 | Sailing
If you think the Sunshine State is all about theme parks and frying on the beaches, you probably haven’t been to St. Augustine. Discovered in 1565, by Spanish explorer Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, he named the city after St. Augustine, the patron saint of brewers. It...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 27, 2022 | Sailing
Fernandina Beach, a city on Amelia Island, is on the coast of Northeast Florida as far north on the Atlantic Coast as you can get in the Sunshine State. It is the only United States location to have been under eight different flags – French, Spanish, English,...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 24, 2022 | Sailing
Yes, Thanksgiving Day was upon us, and — though we rather be hosting the traditional turkey dinner from home with our family and friends, the next best thing is to spend it right here on Amelia Island. “What should we do for Thanksgiving?” was the question...
by Claudia and Jim | Nov 23, 2022 | Sailing
We finally made it to Florida but our grand entrance to the Sunshine State was not how we had envisioned. Weighing anchor in St Marys, we head for Fernandina Beach, FL, 10 miles away. Our plan was to pick up a mooring and spend a week to work on our teak and other...
