St Augustine

Bridge of Lions is still under intensive construction with barges, boats and workmen at all hours. In spite of all the chaos it is still beautiful here. The bridge is closed many nights while concrete is being poured and I can't be sure whether the beautiful old supports will still be in place or new ones will be used. The temporary bridge sits side by side with what is left of the old and raises straight up and down like the railroad bridge on the Cape Cod Canal. It will be interesting to see what happens. Our run to St Augustine was short because we anchored off the Intracoastal just 15 miles north. The days are so short now that we can't make as much distance as we wish. The current picks up by the inlet here and by the time we rounded the buoys into St Augustine, we were moving at a good clip. The bridge opens on the hour and half hour except 8 AM noon and 5PM . We arrived just before noon so had to wait a bit but the fort and the surroundings are so enjoyable that the time passed quickly. Saw things from many different angles as we turned and backed in the current. We laughed thinking of last year when we cut the buoys and almost ran aground. Now when we see buoys with A, B C and D designations we figure a shoal is building and watch out pretty carefully. Tom is still tempted by the shallow water. St Augustine has tons of bars, restaurants and shops not much that you need is within walking distance except fun! Had a great visit with my neice Meg there and pushed off to the other end of the state.