It is 0630 Wednesday, November 8th, we have had three great weeks in St. Augustine. Since arriving here, we have made a lot of new friends, went to an awesome Halloween party, visited a distillery, learned how to use the public buses (that was an interesting experience) and was active in the Tuesday and Wednesday night cruisers net group. I was able to get off the boat and walk every day, with the help of the City Marina’s tender service, which would pick me up and drop me off at my boat. The nice thing about walking around St. Augustine’s historical area is, every time I went walking, there was something new to see. We have had amazing weather since our arrival and eaten a lot of great food.
Our adventure is now taking us back down the ICW, heading for the Melbourne area for a few weeks. Today is a test of the shaft log after all the repairs and realignment of the engine. If we still have a leak then December 1st we head back to the port for another haul out to put in a new shaft. If there is no leak then we continue heading south to WPB and then cross to the Bahamas.
Friday November 10th. Serena Rose has done well this trip. Our only leak is a small one with the rudder log, this will be fixed today with new packing. The main shaft log leak is a very tiny drip once in awhile and the bilge pump only went off a few times during the two day journey. We have safely anchored in the SE corner of Pineda Causeway, just North of Melbourne. This will be our safe haven until after thanksgiving at which time we will start heading to the Bahamas. I will post again before we head out.
Fair Winds and Happy Sailing my Friends.
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