May 23, 2017 - May 31, 2017
Bad news...our dinghy motor has no compression which means we have to take it back to Annapolis and have it repaired under warranty. We are just thankful that we didn't have this problem in the Bahamas where we used our dinghy as our main form of transportation.
In our last few days in St. Augustine I discovered a unique shop on King Street called Mermazing. The merchandise is designed around the mermaid theme with jewelry, clothing, plaques, dolls, etc. for this aging mermaid it was a great find.
 |
| The signage on this store drew me in. |
 |
| I think I might be a mermaid...how about you? |
 |
| This is an example of some of the merchandise in this store. Unfortunately, many of the items would not fit on our boat so I bought a cute t-shirt. |
Our last few days in St. Augustine were taken up with chores and preparations for our continued trip. Of course we bought some extra pizza at Pizza Time to store for later. We left St. Augustine a day later than expected due to a full day of rain on May 24th. We got up early to begin our slog up the ICW. So far we have been able to successfully get through the trouble spots we encountered on the way down by watching the tides. We haven’t gone aground yet, but we still have a lot of miles on the ICW to travel. Since the days are longer than they were in the fall we are traveling longer each day and covering more miles. The biggest problem we had in Georgia was the green head flies. It is impossible for me to sit still while biting flies buzz around me so I spent two days frantically swatting flies and ridding the boat of their carcasses…fun, right?
So far South Carolina has been better, but it has been hot and humid with very little wind. By the end of the day I am exhausted and a bit grumpy, but a solar shower and a good meal help the situation. We have realized that we started our trip back north too late. Next year we will leave so we can be in Maryland by Memorial Day. Live and learn, right?
We will be in Isle of Palms, South Carolina this afternoon.
Thank you for reading my blog.
