We anchored Monday evening just off the ICW a little south
of Daytona, Florida. Below are a couple
views from our boat at anchor. Which do
you prefer?
Tuesday had us motoring north to anchor outside Fort
Matanzas. Why motoring? Headwinds, narrow channels and time
constraints.
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| appears to have been underwater for a long time then raised and anchored here. |
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| water level artwork on bridge collumns |
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| additional water level art work? |
We had anchored off Fort
Matanzas on our way south and were disappointed we had no time to visit it and
its visitor center. We would solve the
problem this trip.
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| as viewed from our boat |
Fort Matanzas is miniscule, but has an interesting history
which includes it having been named for a massacre.
Interesting tidbits included the average age
of the soldiers way back was about 15, and anyone over 5’6” was probably
automatically going to be an officer.
Look it up for an interesting read.
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| officer material? |
We weren't aware of how dangerous it is to dinghy ashore here.
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| ever met a dull oyster? |
After visiting the fort this morning, we traveled to just
north of St. Augustine to anchor off the Guana Aquatic Preserve. We stealthed the electric dinghy ashore to
find trails and info signs. There is an
active oyster regeneration program going on here as well as other preservation
activities. It was a great walk.
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| the view from our anchorage |
Back to the boat for sundowners!
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