Rain

 4/3- St Augustine 

   Today was the day we’ve been hiding from. It didn’t really get going until around noon when the wind piped up a bit. The rain started not long afterwards and it rained pretty hard until around 3. It rained off and on until about 7 when the sun tried to make an appearance and made a spectacular sunset. We did get off the boat this morning and walked over the bridge just to see what was on the other side. There was nothing of note except for a couple of stone lions. 

   I have been noticing while walking through the marina that there more larger boats than ever. At 36 feet what was once a big boat is now one of the smallest in the harbor. It seems 40 and up is the new go to along with catamarans. With marinas charging by the foot it’s no wonder they can’t be bothered with a mere 36 foot boat. I guess if you’re living on your boat then you need to cram your whole house into that 45 foot boat. Damn my house is barely 45 feet long. I think sooner or later this trend will have to stop as there is only so much dock space. 

   Looking ahead at the weather it looks like there are some night time temps in the forty’s next week. We are in no hurry to get back to that. Hopefully it will warm up by time we get there. 

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