St. Augustine Municipal Marina, FL (docked)
November 21, 2022
We got behind in blogging, so this is one of the catch up blogs.
This marina received some damage from the summer hurricanes and storms but they are doing a lot of work towards repairing the problems. When we arrived we could see a sailboat that had been pushed up against the north side of the Bridge of Lions. It was bashed around a lot and suffered a lot of damage.
This afternoon, the sailboat was towed from the bridge; the tow driver pulled up to the marina to get fuel and to document the damage. It’s pretty sad.
No doubt this boat had been someone’s happy place. I could see through the damage that there were still snacks and decorations on board, so it seems as if it was used fairly recently.
The marina’s outside floating concrete dock was also damaged by recent bad weather – that dock really protects the boats inside the marina from rough(er) waves. They have had to close off part of the marina so there are less slips available overall. We won’t be able to leave Laila in this marina when we travel.
Repairs began while we were there. In anticipation of this, boats were moved from the other side of “our” dock so they would not get blocked in or damaged.
We picked up the rental car today, giving John the opportunity to pick up the parts he needed to repair the dinghy’s outboard. He replaced the fuel import connector and the kill switch. It’s now running like a champ so John won’t have to row us around when we get off Lailia.
The Bridge of Lions does not open for boats during the morning rush hour (after 7:30 until 8:30) so we will get up early to make that 7:30 opening. It’s a short trip to Comachee Cove Marina where we’ll leave Lailia as we travel to see our kids for Thanksgiving. We may have to anchor outside the marina for a bit, since the folks in that slip don’t have to checkout until noon or so. That will give us time to eat breakfast and pack, though.
Life on Lailia 