Today we planned a short hop up to St. Augustine and Camachee Cove Marina. Talk about a facility that has it's act together. Courtesy cars, dock hands with dinks that will take you around this expansive place, and a free glass with their logo when you dock here. Fuel isn't overly expensive either!
So we brought the boat further north. There were a couple of shallow spots but nothing of genuine concern. That set in when we went under the Bridge of Lyons which is under construction. There is a temporary bridge next to the original and if you elect to pass under the bridges when the channel is closed for construction you are on your own. So we did that since it would be a genuine pain to wait for the opening in the evening. Besides there have been numerous reports that the span east of the construction offered good depth and adequate clearance. What the reports did NOT indicate was the narrowness of the clearance due to the arch and the proximity of the casons to each other.
So we sweat a bit and passed without incident. Why was it challenging? There were a few knots of current coming at us since the tide was running from the St. A. inlet at the time. Anyone who has watched me dock knows that Freedom has a very slow wheel that requires quite a bit of input to get any results. But we made it fine.
Once tied up at Camachee the oil was changed and the samples were sent out for analysis.
Time to chill out!!
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