Today we officially left Florida behind us and are now at a marina in Jekyll Island GA. We arrived in Melbourne on the 11th for a one night stay at a small marina just off the ICW. We got there in time to get lunch at a restaurant right at the marina and decided it must be a good place because the place was packed with locals. It didn’t disappoint!

That night we walked to the Melbourne Seafood Station and got a seafood dinner for two, which was enough food for 2 nights. We didn’t realize until we got there that the only seating was outside at picnic tables under the canopy where gas pumps used to be – hence “Station” in the name. It took almost 45 minutes to get our food because it was packed with locals and people who had called in orders. We took the food back to the boat and were so tired and hungry I didn’t take time to get any pictures. You’ll have to take my word that it was delicious!

We headed to Titusville the next day and got tied up just before it started raining. We stayed two nights there because of constant rain. I got off the boat to check in and didn’t get off again until we got to our next destination.

It was a quick run last Tuesday to Daytona Beach. Again, we got there in time for lunch at an Irish pub. There is a trail along the ICW with lots of restaurants and shops along it.

From Daytona Beach we headed to St. Augustine for a 2 night stay at a large marina. Unfortunately, transient slips are often the furthest away from the marina office, bathrooms, laundry, etc. and this was no exception. It was an 8-9 minute walk to get from our boat to all of those things. There was a courtesy car available (Toyota Highlander with 120,000 miles on it ) so we got it at 5:00 so we could keep it all evening. Publix was a 2 minute drive away so we were able to do some major provisioning, park in a lot close to our slip to unload, and then take the car to a restaurant on the far side of the marina.

My internet connection is getting very slow, so I’ll continue this later.