December in St. Augustine
Bright Holiday Lights On Big Boats
Sunny, and windy, St. Augustine is well known for their holiday lights this time of year. Both Shelly and I thought it felt weird to have a Christmas season in such a tropical-feeling town. We are used to cold, snow and much longer nights of a “real” winter holiday. We are happy to be nice and warm here.
Downtown At Night
We did a walking tour of the city and got several Uber rides to do our shopping. Uber has been fantastic so far, everything has worked out much better than expected.
Light-Decorated Lions Bridge and Sailboats at Night
Yesterday we were visited by a friend from many decades back, Tom, and his wife Beth. Tom is a wildly successful neuroscience professor at the University of Florida who has taken up a sailing hobby in the last few years. We had a lot to talk about, the old days and the new days sailing.
Today we were visited by another old friend from the same era, Roxanne and her offspring Jack. Went to a wine tasting and then walked along Anastasia Beach at sunset. It was great to see these two old friends after so long and reconnect.
We have a few more days rest here. Plans are in flux. Where will we be over the winter? Tune in to find out!
The Old Spanish Fort Castillo de St. Marcos
Posted in Sailing by Mark with 1 comment.
Nice place to spend some time.