Week Home / Palm Coast

Day 18 - 26 (21 on the boat) and 396 Statutory Miles

The week home went was great and it went by so quickly, and I got to see my #1 girl for her final dress fitting.  It was so good to see everyone and spend time - it was short time but high quality time,  dinner, beers and a birthday party, I don't think we can ever get enough of sitting around, drinking beer & telling lies".  I still just want to pack everyone up and put them in our suitcases for the rest of the trip!

While the week home was awesome - it feels really good to be back on the boat. It seems like we had just found our rhythm. Left mid morning from Halifax to Palm Coast.  The fog lifted around 9:30.  By the time we got our act in order - it was about 10:30 when we pulled out of the slip and headed north, cleared the Memorial bridge and drove straight into the fog and just barely above 0 visibility.  That was exciting.  I learned really quickly how to turn on the radar!  Thank god it didn't last too long and we were in and out of it for the first portion of our trip to Palm Coast.

Now, we have stayed at Hammock Dunes Marina several times and really enjoy the facilities. This time was no different, however, we have our bikes and were able to explore more than the marina and resort and discovered another gorgeous Florida State Park - Washington Oaks Gardens which contains a formal garden and several walking/biking trails.  One of them winds along the ICW - it was pretty cool to see it from the "other side".   Finished the day with some massive T-Bones on the grill just relaxing, shooting the breeze and sipping on a nice "red" with Tim.

During our stay, we met several fellow boaters who have been chasing the warm weather south, it was awesome hearing about their adventures along the way and we look forward to seeing them on their trek North.  This stop over was just perfect. Now on to St. Augustine.





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