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Pressing Pause

This week, I’ve been really stressing about getting everything ready to go. Our original plan was to leave as soon as Chris got back from New York. Normally I would have been ok with this, even though we’d be cutting it close to sunset and the ebb (outgoing) current would be running decently. But we’ve […]

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Ashore Travel

Two Weeks in St. Augustine

Our trip from Cumberland Island to St. Augustine was much more civilized this year than last – it started out rainy and raw, but St. Mary’s Inlet was relatively calm (still bouncy, but short-period 2-3′ waves rather than short period breaking 10’s!) and it was so calm on open water that we didn’t even bother […]

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Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine was a hard-earned destination. The passage itself was fine – no worse than anything else we’ve experienced. But St. Mary’s Inlet was legitimately terrifying. While the forecasts called for 10-15kts, we saw 20-25 with gusts up to 30 and we had wind against current. There were nasty, short period waves rolling through the […]

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The Ancient City

Saint Augustine is known as the Ancient City and lays claim to being the oldest city in the United States. I absolutely loved our time here for so many reasons. Since we arrived mid-day Saturday, Chris and I had a rare day and a half to explore together. We spent Saturday afternoon checking out the […]