06/30/2008
After leaving St Augustine, the afternoon thunderstorms came with a vengence today. We were just below the St Johns River and we could tell we were not going to make our anchorage. We started looking for a back-up plan but to late the storm came crashing down 40-50 knots of wind and blinding rain. We moved to the west bank and droped the Rocna with 60 feet of chain, held great as the storm moved thru very fast. We pulled anchor and 10 more miles to Ft. George River to anchor for the night. This morning we took the dingy to Kinnsley Plantation, a restored plantation whose owner was a freed slave who then had slaves herself something I had never heard of before.
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06/27/2008
Anchorage 8 stars
Very short day. WE got anchored and went into town and had a beer, a strange stout, thats the name . We have had this beer, here before and is a favorite of ours. Then off to see Castillo de San Marcos the fort at St. Augustine. Very nice tour and watched them fire 2 cannons which were pointed directly at our boat, very loud and a informative guy telling us all about the forts defences. Had to move anchor in the afternoon thunderstorm as the heavy current and the winds were moving us too close to another boat so we moved to a spot that had opened up. Going in for dinner with Demi tonight so I have to go. Tomarrow we will hang here for the day so I will tell more of St. Augustine
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