Palm Coast

Monday December 17, 2012
29 35.173 N
81 12.360 W

Can you see us?

It was only 25 miles to Palm Coast and we had the tide with us so so we were here just after lunch. There was just one hitch - I lost concentration and ran Tide Hiker aground. But I am getting "better" at getting her off and all was well.

We are tied up to a dock next door to an MTOA family - there is a boat at this dock in the satellite image. The four of us went out for Mexican on Monday night.

Tuesday morning we picked up our rental and did a spot of shopping. Tuesday evening we drove back to Jacksonville (its only 60 miles) to buy a special cable for the Furono and to have dinner at Jacksonville Landing. When we arrived at the cable place we realized that Deidre;s purse was missing. This NEVER happens so we were quite spooked. So we bought the cable and drove the 60 miles straight back to the boat, and found her purse where she always keeps it. Phew!

After all that was settled I installed the new cable and got the Furuno chart plotter on the fly bridge running again. I am very happy about that as I really prefer running the boat from the fly bridge - when its warm enough.

 We leave for Houston on Thursday morning. Its a 900 mile drive so we plan to take two days. We will stay 5 or 6 days. On the way back we have been invited to stay a couple of nights with some old friends who have retired on the Alabama gulf. Have not seem them for 15 years.