We had another change of plan as our plans are like the weather - fickle. If we stick with the Waterway, we have further shoaling to contend with at St. Augustine and cannot get 'out' until Jacksonville, FL, another 100 miles off. The norther we had been hiding from has now dropped right down and the sea is smooth with a change to favourable south westerlies forecast for this evening, so we are planning to head out right now.
"Sea Tow", who gave us such great advice yesterday, were equally helpful in person and we are confident we can extricate ourselves out of the "dangerous" and "difficult" Ponce de Leon inlet "which should be avoided by cruisers without local knowledge." With the drop in wind has come a rise in temperature and the skies are still clear blue. We took the kids ashore to explore the Ponce de Leon lighthouse - the tallest in Florida. From the top gallery, we admired the shoals which plagued us yesterday and confirmed our route out into the ocean.
We expect to have to motor today into 5kt north-easteries and then begin sailing tonight as the wind dies and veers into the east then southeast. By tomorrow, we're expecting a fair sou'wester which is forecast to increase to 30kt as a front moves through on Sunday. We should arrive in Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, on Monday
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| Ponce de Leon from the lighthouse |
"Sea Tow", who gave us such great advice yesterday, were equally helpful in person and we are confident we can extricate ourselves out of the "dangerous" and "difficult" Ponce de Leon inlet "which should be avoided by cruisers without local knowledge." With the drop in wind has come a rise in temperature and the skies are still clear blue. We took the kids ashore to explore the Ponce de Leon lighthouse - the tallest in Florida. From the top gallery, we admired the shoals which plagued us yesterday and confirmed our route out into the ocean.
We expect to have to motor today into 5kt north-easteries and then begin sailing tonight as the wind dies and veers into the east then southeast. By tomorrow, we're expecting a fair sou'wester which is forecast to increase to 30kt as a front moves through on Sunday. We should arrive in Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, on Monday
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