Almost there!!

Just arrived in St. Augustine - we were just here 5 weeks ago with the trailer!!  We have cruised almost the netire length of the East coast of Florida.  Today was almost balmy compared to the last 4 - record setters!!  Our days are usually about 7 hrs long and we are pooped by the time we get in.  Standing all day either driving or reading charts (Mary) and  finding the markers to compare to the charts (me).  Alan is really catching on to driving Panacea - she does handle beautifully!! Today we had a strong current when coming into the dock and Alan did great  with a little guidance from  Mike.  Much more boat than we are used to dealing with and current/tides are a big issue to learn to deal with here.   We have eaten  all of our meals on the boat using the grill - food always tastes great on the water.  We have taken some pictures and will try to figure out how to post them ?!  We are leaving in a bit to have our first meal ashore as we will be "home" tomorrow in Fernadina Beach!!
We are docking in a boat yard as they will be able to do some of the work we need to have done on the boat, and Mike and Mary wil be our neighbors!!  We have developed a real friendship so it will be nice to be close to them.  They have gone out of their way to make sure we are comfortable with Panacea and are a wealth of knowledge.   Would never deal with any other broker than them. You can find more pictures on Mary's blog  with  Paradise  Yachts.  First of May we will head out for the summer to visit kids and grand kids  so we have a lot to get done on the boa t.  Walt and Diasy will come up Tues with  the dogs - we  have missed those boys!!