Ponce Inlet to St Augustine

Beautiful sunrise to start the day.
Almost no wind today, and also very warm.
Nicely decorated Dayton bridge.
Lots of traffic on the water today – all passing me…
Except this guy – I finally was not the slowest boat heading North!
Approaching the Palm Coast bridge.
Passing Marineland.
This poor guy was trying to get to Fort Matanzas and ran aground – tide going out. Yesterday I was on the sandbar at Ponce Inlet, and saw a big power cat run aground on a shoal at speed. I guess no worse for the wear, as I saw him docked at the second marina I passed this morning, and he passed me going North about an hour later.
Approaching the St Augustine bridge.
Hooked up to a mooring very close to the Marina, but was concerned about what I found as I was heading through the cabin to the hatch to get to the bow…
Turns out the boat was slowly sinking. There was water on the floor in the front cabin, and I had assumed that my water tank must be leaking, but it turned out that the bilge pump had become disconnected from power, and the bilge was filling up with water. I re-connected the power (better this time), and it took several minutes for the bilge to drain – it might have been a short trip!
Great mooring spot – nice view of the Bridge of Lions and…
Close to the marina and downtown.
The Electric Torqeedo motor on the dinghy as I am headed from Adagio to the marina.
My route today – very long day so the track is hard to see. The Garmin Inreach Mapshare site is better to use to see the route.

One thought on “Ponce Inlet to St Augustine”

  1. Steve O'Reno says:

    Really well documented! Appreciate the photos, maps, details on stops, anchoring, food, danger spots, etc. We look forward to follow your journey.

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