M/V Nearly Perfect: March 13-15, 2015

We left Titusville around 7:15 am and arrived at Palm Coast around 3:30. We settled in and walked to a European Market which was a restaurant/shopping area in the middle of several apartment buildings. We left Palm Coast around 8:15 the next morning and arrived in St. Augustine around 11:00. The scenery both days consisted of nice housing areas and a lot of wildlife areas. We left the mansions and megayachts in south Florida. St. Augustine is a very quaint town rich in history. It is the oldest permanently occupied European settlement. We wasted no time in getting on a bus to tour the historic highlights of the city. Some of the landmarks we passed were the Fountain of Youth (did not go in), Flagler College (the windows in the dining hall were designed by Tiffany, a personal friend of Flagler's), Nombre de Dios (the site of the first celebration of mass), the San Sebastian Winery (all their wine is made with Florida grapes), St. Augustine Distillery (their vodka and gin are made with Florida products), many churches, plus many other historic landmarks. As we were leaving for dinner, we ran into a couple walking down the dock. They had just purchased a sailboat and were very interested in boating life. We ended up having dinner with them and then went back to our boat for more questions and answers from them. It was a very pleasant evening. After breakfast on Sunday, we headed back to the tour bus and took a trip to the St. Augustine Lighthouse. There were 219 steps to the top and my legs felt every one of them. Jack opted to wait on the ground. After a late lunch, we continued on the tour bus with a stop at the San Sebastian Winery for a tour and wine tasting, more touring, and then back to the boat.