Look Out Florida, Here We Come

At Sea
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We've had a very nice 24 hours at sea. The wind and waves have been gentle. The temperature last night dipped to only 45 rather than the 35 we had in Beaufort. We've come 123 miles since leaving yesterday. Further, the forecast for the next 4 days calls for somewhat stronger winds, but not extreme.

Last night the sky was beautiful. We haven't seen much of the night sky this summer because on clear nights away from cities, it tended to be too cold to be out at night. Last night, I was pleased to see Orion and The Pleadies, right where I left them last winter in Florida. There were also an abundance of fiery meteors last night to provide for entertainment. We also enjoyed a lack of harassment from ships and commercial boats.

Right now, we're south of Jacksonville and heading toward Saint Augustine. Hooray, we're in Florida latitudes at last!

We have the option of putting in there tonight, or continuing on to Cape Canaveral. I'm of a split mind of whether to stop or not. I need a small bronze machine screw and the Sailor's Exchange store in Saint Augustine is just about the only place on the planet I know where I might find exactly what I need. On the other hand, there is the principle of passa paa (which you know about because I wrote about it recently.) Passa paa is nothing to be taken lightly.