Daytona to St. Augustine
Almost 7 hours and 46.3 NM made today one of our longest. The current was kind to us nearly all day, approaching an inlet at the outgoing tide and getting a push as the tide reversed shortly thereafter to a flood (incoming). My old pace of 7 knots turned to 9 knots frequently, making our 7 ½ hour projection become less than seven.
Susie slaving to get lines loose while Steve finished his nap in the pilot house. 
To save a stop, you throw your gate key to the marina attendant holding the fish net. 
Looks like somebody’s boat got a little blue and white paint on it cutting a little close at the channel entrance sign. 
Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine 
Pretty bridge with mosaics 
Manatees & dolphins 
Our companions again today 
These 3 boys and this little skiff reminded me of Luke, Clint, & Ben when they were little guys at home. Their little boat was almost identical.
River’s Edge Marina was adequate, with everything we needed. My only recommendation for improvement would be to clean up the picnic area…just a little.
We got some local knowledge for St. Augustine from the dockmaster and took off walking. We walked almost 2 hours looking and also bought trolley tickets for a city tour tomorrow morning.
A scaled castle (of somebody I forgot) 
The entry to Flagler College 
Casa Monica Hotel 
Now the city admin offices and a museum
The town is gorgeous, and like Savannah, loaded with history. I do look forward to seeing and learning. We will stay here 2 nights so we can take advantage of the full day tomorrow. We plan to tour the town, go to a winery, a distillery, a chocolate factory, and a museum.
When we got back to the marina, we stopped at Hurricane Patti’s the restaurant on site. We got a beer and some appetizers, called it dinner, and Amanda went to bed. I did my routine writing and uploading pictures and was soon snoozing myself.