Took off the next day and went to our MTOA friends Sarah and Phil Lowe who act as port captains for the Palm Coast area.. They live in a pretty community and we tied up to their 55' Fleming, "Sarah G" right in back of their house. As usual they were great hosts and had planned an evening out with two other MTOA couples, John and Mary Slattery, and Chic and Mia. Happy Birthday again Phil and thanks!!!
The next leg took us to St. Augustine which is one of our favorite stops. Spent two days there and walked our feet off. Enjoyed a tour of the San Sebastian winery where we had a great tasting of many different kinds of wine, found Kilwin's ice cream store and enjoyed that too. Love some of the small shops and galleries especially in the back streets. 
We had to get up before sunrise because the Bridge of Lions which they have been rebuilding for three years was going to be closed to navigation from 7am to 9pm. So off we went at 6:30 in the morning to make it through. Not many times on this journey have we had to put on our navigation lights but here they were shining brightly that morning.
Wanted to fill the diesel tanks and knew of the Palm Cove marina about 30 miles north that had fuel for $2.05 per gallon. As we entered their channel it happened to be low low tide and we found we had less then 0ne foot under the keel at times. The alarms were screaming at us as we crept in slowly. Got onto a dock before the fuel dock and waited a couple of hours for the tide to rise before fueling. The next morning we left on a higher tide and had no trouble.
Our last stop in Florida was Fernandina Beach right near St. Mary's inlet. Could not get into the marina because they were booked for a shrimp festival so anchored in a nice quiet creek for the night.
Georgia, here we come.....to be continued
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