Today we were hoping to leave for Fernandina Beach but after checking the travel time and tides we decided tomorrow, Thursday, would be much better. There is a spot that has been shoaling and grounding 5' draft boats at mid tide so we should be passing through it just after high tide. The tides are about 4' over mean datum also so that should help. Yesterday we walked the town and found some great small businesses; a spice and tea shop and 2 shops with local artwork and gifts from small villages in S America. Back on board we sat through thunder storms for about 2 hours. Between the wind and waves our boat was swinging around almost in circles. It was hard to look out the windows without feeling slightly queasy! And we are in a harbor on a mooring ball!
Today we took a cab to the grocery store to stock up on milk, oj, yogurts, and bread for our next leg of the trip. We met some friends at Pizza Ally, a local Italian restaurant which serves a happy hour from 3-6PM every M-F. Every drink is 2 for 1 and you get a free slice of pizza with your drinks! What a great deal!
Just when we thought the sea was calming down to do a few outside sails to Charleston the weather gods decide to punish us a little more. Peter received an email from our weather router, Chris Parker,who is looking at 3 models which show a low forming off the Florida coast. They all predict it turning into a tropical depression and coming ashore Sunday in Northern Florida. One model shows it increasing to a higher level. So we have decided to leave here tomorrow and go inside on the ICW to St Mary's, Georgia. We have a dock space reserved through the long weekend. We were there over Thanksgiving last November. It is 6 miles up the river off the ICW and fairly protected.
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