Friday, Oct 24, 2014, about 9am I moved my boat across the channel to the mooring balls for the rest of this day and for the following night.  I wanted to spend some time in St. Augustine, Fl, the oldest city in America, circa 1565 or something like that.  The dingy dock cost $10.00 for me to row a couple of miles each way or for $20.00 they would pick me up at my boat and deliver me back several times during the day, I chose for the water taxi.  I really wanted/needed a shower and enjoyed it more than almost any shower I have had in a long time.

I walked the old town and enjoyed the historical buildings and took some awesome pictures.  Spent some time at the fort and have some great pictures of that also.

Tonight I will spend a relaxing evening on the mooring ball and tomorrow move on down the river to Daytona Beach where the famous Dayton 500 race takes place.  If there are races going on, you can hear them from the waterway.

Hi again, it's a little after 8 pm on October 27,2014 and I'm in Titusville Florida, home of NASA. There was a scheduled launch tonight but I didn't see a thing, don't know if it got postponed or what.

I scheduled myself to be here this afternoon to anchor out and watch the shuttle launch but things changed.

My drive shaft broke on the boat in the middle of mosquito marsh and I had to be towed in. Well I got here but not on my own power!

Tomorrow I have to try and get parts for the shaft so I can get of this dock. It's a city marina and the first night is free so I'm taking advantage of showers and laundry facilities tonight and will spend tomorrow getting parts and repairing the boat and hopefully I can get it done in one day.....Well I can dream can't I?

 a couple more pictures at night in St Augustine Florida on October 23,2014

Thursday, October 23,2014,

Anchored north of lions bridge in St Augustine Florida after a short and comfortable trip down the ICW. I will try to go INTO town, the oldest continuous occupied city in America and see some of the sights as well as pick up some supplies.

Last night at anchor

  story boat house,

  full wind in sail on St John's river leaving Jacksonville.
We drove on this bridge a couple days earlier, now cruising under it!

Thursday October 24,2014

Some great places along the way,

Just a few more fun pictures while in Jacksonville.

So to continue after we spent about a day working on the boat and getting the batteries charged, discovered the alternator was not charging the batteries so took the alternator and starter to a shop where they repaired the alternator and the starter as well as getting a higher capacity alternator got back to the boat and it started right up.

Jared, Linkoln and I went out that evening for a few hrs and on Friday all afternoon. We docked at the back side of Jacksonville Zoo where anyone who comes by boat gets in free. Awesome!

Spent the rest of the day sailing and anchoring the boat so Linkoln could experience all of it.

It's hard to describe how much fun and enjoyment it was to have Jared and Linkoln come and visit and watch Linkoln experience so much on the boat, even fixing the boat, link had so much fun doing it with grandpa and dad.