Marineland Marina in Marineland, FL to St. Augustine Municipal Marina in St. Augustine, FL
Day #289: From last night I beat Mike at cribbage (a skunk). The two of us were up at 5:30 A.M. to prepare for departure. Mike and I wanting to get out of Marineland to get to St. Augustine during slack tide due to the current increasing and winds starting to increase late morning. Engines were started at 6:30 A.M. "Parrot Bay" away from the dock at 6:40 A.M. behind "Chrysalis". As "Parrot Bay" approached Mantanzas Inlet at the normal RPMs the boat was only going 7.0 to 7.5 miles per hour as Mike and I passed the inlet "Parrot Bay" starting going 10.0 miles per hour. At 9:00 A.M. Mike hailed St. Augustine Municipal Marina at 9:15 A.M. "Parrot Bay" was secure in slip #29 after traveling 19.1 miles (2918 miles for the trip). Mike and I prepared for the winds to blow to over 40 miles per hour with severe weather predicated for Friday afternoon. At 1:00 P.M. Gil, Debra, Alex, Samantha, Mike and I took the Red Train Tours for the 23 tour stops. At 2:30 P.M. the group exited at stop # 12 San Sebastian Winery where we had a video, tour and wine tasting. At 3:15 P.M. the group headed to Whetstone Chocolatiers just a few doors down where some of the group bought chocolate and Samantha/I had Gelato. The group hopped back on the train finishing our tour then we were dropped off at the marina. It was then time to prepare for docktails at 5:30 P.M. as there were numerous Loopers at the marina. The winds had definitely increased over the afternoon and will continue to increase overnight with gusts into the 40's. Mike and I were very happy that we are tied to the dock especially as we watched the boats that are tied to mooring balls bouncing horribly. At 5:30 P.M. the following boats had docktails "At Last", "Fratt House", "Myra-Marie", "Laurie Jean", "Chrysalis", "Tanuki", "Valentine", "Honey Badger" and "Parrot Bay". At 7:00 P.M. Mike and I joined "Chrysalis" and Fratt House for dinner at A1A Ale Works Restaurant & Taproom.
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Moonset in Marineland, FL.
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| Houses on the Atlantic Ocean as seen from the Intercoastal Waterway. |
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Cool tiki bar just off of the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway.
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Beautiful sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean.
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Mike and I want one of these out of roof at the condo.
St. Augustine Lighthouse as seen from the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway.
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What Mike and I were seeing as they approached St. Augustine there is a large mooring field south of the municipal marina.
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The Bridge of Lions opening as Mike and I were waiting to get into the St. Augustine Municipal Marina.
NEBO trip from Marineland, FL to St. Augustine, FL.
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The lions for The Bridge of Lions are two marble lions which are the bridges namesake. The bridge was originally constructed in 1927 it was renovated in 2010 and the lions that were moved during it's construction were put back on guard to watch over the town's travelers.
Gil, Debra, Samantha, Alex, Mike and I getting on the Red Train Tours.
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The Great Cross; it is 208 feet high and was erected in 1965, celebrating the city's 400th anniversary.
Cuban Coffee place on the Red Train Route. Cuban Coffee place on the Red Train route.
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| One of the attractions here in St. Augustine is The Fountain of Youth. This will be one attraction the Mike and I will be visiting while they are touring the area. |
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| The Red Train Tours |
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Where the seeds of Christianity were first planted, founding site of City of St. Augustine, and first home of Christ and Mary in the United States established in 1565.
St. Augustine's Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum here in St. Augustine.
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| One of the many places to eat in St. Augustine. |
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One of the many places to tour in St. Augustine.
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Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church built in 1889 as a memorial to his daughter, Jenny Louise Benedict who passed shortly after giving birth to Henry Flagler's granddaughter, Margery Flagler Benedict who also passed away.
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Flagler College
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The first of the Flagler Hotels, the Ponce de Leon Hotel (now Flagler College) opened in January 1888.
