Full of energy! Playtime in the water.

"I'm not sure about this"

WOW, I like it!!!!!

It was tons of fun dragging the boys around behind Half Note all afternoon.

Godiva just won't stop as long as there is someone to throw the ball.

Cassie loving the hunt for fish with George. No luck again today, but maybe next time.

St. Catherine's Beach

Playtime in the pool after a day at the beach.

Student snorkelers

Another perfect sunset to another great day on the water. Every day on the water is great.

Two tired girls after a long day at play with the boys. "Can't you and Dad find some place else to sleep tonight Mom"

St. Augustine with the Gypsies

Friday we headed South, Doug and Tammy headed North and we met in St. Augustine for a couple of fun days. It seemed so weird packing a bag, taking the girls to the kennel, (they had a suite for two) and heading out in a car for a road trip. We haven't done that in over three years. All of our time traveling has been on September Song.
Friday afternoon we met up with Doug and Tammy at the pool at the hotel and played catch up and then headed out to do a little exploring and a lot of bar hopping. Well not too many Friday night. (spent most of the night at Scarlett's)
Saturday We did some of the touristy stuff. We started at the Alligator Farm which was way cool, climbed the 219 steps to the top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse, and went out to the beach, but didn't have our suits and wished we had our boogie boards.
Saturday night we started off at Scarlett's and from there we were on the hunt for as many funky bars and good music in St. Augustine as we could find. We found, I think, most of the funky fun places in St. Augustine, but good music is hard to find there. It didn't really matter, anytime the four of us are together we always have a great time.
The time went by far too quickly and it was time to say, not a sad goodbye on Sunday, but see you soon. Doug is a working stiff now and had to go to work on Monday. We will see them in the fall in Cocoa where Gypsies in the Palace is docked, and spend a little more time with them then. They should have all the good places scoped out.

September Song (can't wait to cast off the lines) out
Bob
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TAMMY!!!!!


Our master stateroom for the next two nights

The Gypsies are here, the Gypsies are here!!!!!! Started off with drinks and catch up at the pool.

Our favorite bar in St. Augustine, Scarlett O'Hara's

Drinks, wings and rings with good friends. It doesn't get any better than that.

St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park
I'll bet you thought all we were going to do while in St. Augustine with the Gypsies was look for funky bars, great wings, (Ya, we ate a bunch of those) and good music.

Yes, he is a white (albino) gator. It would be weird to see one of these in the wild!

Let's go swimming. NOT!

It's a long way up there! Do they have an elevator? No, just 219 narrow steps.

A beautiful view from the top.

I said the view was beautiful. Two beautiful ladies!

Stephanie and Tammy looked over the edge. Doug and I stayed against the wall.

A long way down!

The St. Augustine Lighthouse. 219 steps up and 219 down.

Exploring can make you real thirsty, so we made a stop at the Conch House Marina Bar to replenish our liquids.

Late Saturday afternoon we went out to the beach to check it out. The beer was cold and the wings were great. Oh, the beach was good too. Wish we had our boogie boards with us.

Bye Gypsies. It was an awesome time as usual, but way too short. See you in Cocoa.

Time for a break

What has twelve legs, four arms, and on the hook? Give up? That would be Me, Stephanie, Cassie and Godiva anchored at one of our favorite places, Blackbeard Island.
We decided that it was time to take a little time off from boat and house work and cruise to an anchorage we haven't been to in three years. Blackbeard Island is one of the best kept secret anchorages I know of. It's only two and one half hours from our home dock and we can only come in at high tide through a nine mile creek that winds through beautiful marshlands with tons of wildlife behind Blackbeard Island. When you get to the end it opens up to an anchorage that has a sand dune that is the only thing separating you from the Atlantic and a beach that goes on forever. When we are here it seems like the rest of the world is a thousand miles away. Just us, the beach, creeks to explore, tons of wildlife, the only light is our anchor light at night, and billions of stars to gaze at. The only thing I didn't tell you is that the ghost of Blackbeard roams the Island at night guarding his treasure. Did I mention that word has it that he has treasure hidden somewhere on the Island. You don't dare to look for it because if you find it, it's the gangplank for sure. ARRR!!!

September Song (ARRR!) out
Bob

Entering Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge.

The eight mile winding creek that we can only go in and out of at high tide.

Now that's a beach. Nine miles long and one hundred yards wide and no one there but us.

Godiva taking a roll in the sand. Happy puppy!

Cassie chasing the birds on the beach. Happy puppy!

Godiva playing in the surf

The sand dune that is between us in the anchorage and the Atlantic with a nine mile beach that we have all to ourselves. Well, except for the fish and birds.