Last night we decided to move locations as there was a
forecast of 10-15 kt winds and we were in a very exposed area…boy are we glad
we moved. They under estimated it and we were sure rocking and rolling! The
current and the winds were totally opposite with the current holding the back
of the boat directly into the wind. Max (our dinghy) was not a happy camper and
kept knocking on the boat ( a rubber dinghy wouldn’t do that). We were really
looking forward to getting to land this morning for our showers and checking
out the area. Fernandina is a lovely little town with lots of quaint shops
along the main street and the best part is that it is right on the waterfront.
Richard really enjoyed a couple of the local antique stores, they were huge and
packed full of everything. We went to town with Steve from Slow Flight and had
lunch together at a really cool little place that used to be a gas station, the
food was delicious. We also stopped at a great bakery for bread and cinnamon
rolls and warm pretzels… I found a neat cross stitch store with all hand
painted canvases, lovely but very pricey, I came out empty handed! Richard
meanwhile found an old time hardware store that was right out of the 50’s… he
didn’t come out empty handed.
We saw a beautiful old tree growing right in the middle of
the road, obviously someone didn’t have the heart to cut it down so they built
the road around it. The house that is pictured here has beautiful carousel
horses built into the porch.
We were invited over to Slow Flight for sundowners and had a
great time. Our plan is to leave with Slow Flight tomorrow and head to St
Augustine with an overnighter on the way.
No comments:
Post a Comment