St. Augustine Waterfront as we passed byWednesday 12-31-08
It is New Years Eve and we learned that a number of MTOA friends are wintering at a marina about 56 miles south at Palm Coast. We called the marina after we got under way and made a slip reservation – no problem. The weather was great again so we left Palm COVE early and with the benefit of a higher tide there was no bottom plowing getting out of the basin. The weather made the miles tick off quickly and we arrived at Palm COAST by 2:00 PM. Friend Kathy Fisher had learned from the marina that we were coming and was at the dock to help with our lines. Jim and Kathy Fisher have been living aboard their boat full time for about 4 years and have very kindly mentored us on cruising the ICW and Florida. We barely had the boat tied up when we were invited to join a group of MTOA couples who were going to dinner that evening. There are four couples that we know from the MTOA group that are wintering at the marina and two other couples who have homes in Palm Coast. MTOA is the Marine Trawler Owners Association, a national organization of cruising boaters.
Several of the wintering couples have their cars at the marina and we got a ride with the Fishers to a great Italian place that some of the locals had discovered. Dinner was nice and it was fun being with some friends on New Year’s Eve. The Kipnis’, one of the couples who have a house in the area were with us for dinner and they invited the group to come home with them for dessert. Their home is beautiful and in a neighborhood where all houses are located on a canal – Barb and Barry keep their boat at a dock about 50 feet from their back
door. Even with all the fun of dining and visiting with friends, we were back aboard FLIGHT and in bed by 11:00.
It is New Years Eve and we learned that a number of MTOA friends are wintering at a marina about 56 miles south at Palm Coast. We called the marina after we got under way and made a slip reservation – no problem. The weather was great again so we left Palm COVE early and with the benefit of a higher tide there was no bottom plowing getting out of the basin. The weather made the miles tick off quickly and we arrived at Palm COAST by 2:00 PM. Friend Kathy Fisher had learned from the marina that we were coming and was at the dock to help with our lines. Jim and Kathy Fisher have been living aboard their boat full time for about 4 years and have very kindly mentored us on cruising the ICW and Florida. We barely had the boat tied up when we were invited to join a group of MTOA couples who were going to dinner that evening. There are four couples that we know from the MTOA group that are wintering at the marina and two other couples who have homes in Palm Coast. MTOA is the Marine Trawler Owners Association, a national organization of cruising boaters.
Several of the wintering couples have their cars at the marina and we got a ride with the Fishers to a great Italian place that some of the locals had discovered. Dinner was nice and it was fun being with some friends on New Year’s Eve. The Kipnis’, one of the couples who have a house in the area were with us for dinner and they invited the group to come home with them for dessert. Their home is beautiful and in a neighborhood where all houses are located on a canal – Barb and Barry keep their boat at a dock about 50 feet from their back
door. Even with all the fun of dining and visiting with friends, we were back aboard FLIGHT and in bed by 11:00.Palm Coast Marina
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