Mon. 5/21 This is my first day off (not sailing)
This is a very nice stop, lots of history (8flags) and marina is right downtown. I'm using Seattle's best wi-fi to upload this and am composing on the fly.

Sun 20. St. Augustine to Fernandina. Early this morning, a boat dog on nearby boat started barking. There were 5 manatees swiming through the anchorage.Currents are very confusing, sometimes I'm making 4knots, another time 7, all with same throttle setting. Sections of watterway are very picturesque.

Sat.19 Daytona Beach to St. Augustine D.B. lived up to it's rep. today. A fleet of cigarette boats terrorized boaters from D.B to St. Aug.and back on the Intracostal by screaming by at 50-60MPH through a busy weekend crowd. They(>25boats) were accompanied by a small hellicopter that appeared to be filming the event. Eventually at least one of the boats was stopped and ticketed.

Fri. 18 Titusville to Daytona Beach. Wind got very strong in afternoon, so decided to stop in Halifax Marina. rather than anchor. Very classy setup, not what I'd expected of D.Beach. . While on river, watched 38'power boat which had run aground after passing barge. violently free itself just as barge caught up and ram right into the side of the barge. Very amusing to sailor after all the wakes I've had to suffer. Unfortunately not a great deal of damage to the boat.

Thurs. 17 Vero to Titusville anchorage. Event of day was loud pop and cool sensation on right cheek. The "Sun" brand lighter in my back pocket exploded as I stood under the dodger, with my rear end in the sun. 12 hr run. Weather is great, but wind is right on the nose, so no sailing.

Wed 16 Riverside to Vero Beach City Marina. Left boatyard at Noon, Good sail with jibs. Very nice marina. $1.45/ft.