New Horizon at Oasis Marina Fernandina

Friday March 8th NH cruises along the Hailfax River and Tomoka Basin into the Mantanza River where we ran aground last time. This time the dredgers were in a different spot which was easier to pass however we did patiently stay behind a sail boat while coming through the area - just to be on the safe side. St Augustine is always a very busy spot with anchorage, mooring balls, marinas and boat traffic. You can usually tell when you spot the pirate boat out in the harbor.

When NH was approaching her slip there right in front of us was the Nao Trinidad - which Nana wrote about before. This time she had a group of pipers onboard and it was a lovely sound filling up the harbor with pipes, drums etc

It was a very busy Friday night downtown so we decided to eat at Aviles Restaurant at the Hilton. It was a lovely atmosphere especially as Nana and Nandad appreciate being able to chat during dinner - a small intimate dining experience. Nana had a whole snapper so Nandad was entertained watching the head, tail and body being deboned! 

Saturday March 9th and we are back on Amelia Island just in time for a storm with high winds , rain , thunder and lightening. It was also very stressful coming into the marina and several times our gauge read 1 to 2 feet despite being in the middle of the channel - we were also at low tide which did not help. The throttle is acting up again ( I guess Nandads tapping on the solenoid isn’t working - bummer. Again the luck of the Irish is still with us and the dockhand called a buddy who will drop by tomorrow and take a look. For some reason the air conditioning has also decided to act up and our electrical cord keeps tripping - glad these issues are happening here locally. We will likely be here for an extra day or two. Nice that the marina is right downtown.