10 December –
Today was an absolutely beautiful and relaxing day on the water.
The Waterway was so very wide, deep and straight for most of this section there were no real navigation challenges, no shoaling hazards, and really nothing to worry about except staying alert for stray debris in the water and making minor adjustments to the auto pilot to stay in the center of the channel without drifting. 
For the first hour or two we passed by beautiful homes on one side and marshes on the other.
Then it seemed like we had left all civilization behind (except for the channel markers) and were only surrounded by marsh. We saw very few boats on the water, and those were only small fishing boats so we were really able to enjoy the quiet and solitude. 
The only negative was this was the first day in weeks that we didn’t have a dolphin sighting – what’s up with that?
We had favorable current and our speed topped over 9 mph today as we glided along. When it was time to make the 90 degree turn into the short channel for the marina we knew the current would again be pushing us sideways until we passed the channel entrance when all current should dissipate.
Again, Bob did a great job crabbing the boat through the markers with the bow pointed 45 degrees to starboard. What Bob wasn’t ready for was how quickly the current drops, and after passing a small spit of land on the right the current died and with the engine at full force and no current pushing us sideways we found ourselves heading straight toward the land mass to the right!
Bob made an exclamation and Christina’s heart dropped into her stomach in that moment. But thankfully the boat responded quickly enough to Bob’s steerage and he was able to correct the course to keep us in the channel toward the Camachee Cove Marina in St. Augustine where we will spend two nights.
This is the last planned two night stay before we reach Cocoa, Florida where we will be spending a month or more.
We’ll spend tomorrow exploring the town and enjoying Florida sunshine and warmth.
We are former owners of Gozzard s/v Seaberry. Saw you pass us between bridges in New Smyrna Beach and tried to hail you on radio.
You looked beautiful, of course on of the best going south. How old is Dreamtime? Have you been only owners? We were in SE for 15 years.
Enjoy your journey. S
Thanks for finding our blog – and sorry we didn’t hear you trying to hail us in New Smyrna Beach. We were probably still on 09 from the draw bridge.
We are actually the 3rd owners of Dreamtime (previously named Ravenclaw). She was built in 2001. We moved aboard in May this year.
What are you sailing these days and where are you headed to at the moment?