Saint Augustine Fun

Hello to all from Brunswick, GA.  We met up here with some friends from Urbanna on Thistle - Ed and Mary Ann.  

Below are pictures from our trip to Saint Augustine and our visit with Ashley and Rick there.  The four of us had a great time - we toured the city, wined and dined, relaxed on the boat, walked on the beach and enjoyed the wildlife.  Next year Katherine and Ted need to join us.

Ponce Inlet Lighthouse

Daytona Speedway Bridge (notice the manatees painted on the bridge supports)

Spanish outpost on Rattlesnake Island (no volunteers here for that duty)

Street in St. Augustine

Flagler College dining room (the college buildings used to be the Ponce de Leon luxury hotel)

Ash and Rick admiring the amazing room.   Picture does not do justice.

School time for the four of us.

Amazing rules!

One of the lions guarding the Ponce de Leon bridge.

Ash and Rick chilling on the flybridge (literally and figuratively as it was cool the first night)

Lunch at Anastasia Island beach front restaurant.

Rick and Ash getting ready to leave.  

 Bit of trivia for all:   Ponce de Leon's first name was Juan.  I always thought it was Ponce.   The initials it appears he used were  P de L.  Has a nice symmetry.

Regards to all,
Bill and Ruth

Last Days in Vero Beach

Hello all from St. Augustine.  The last couple of weeks have been fun and busy.

Pat Davis visited for a full week in Vero.  We had a great time!   As I looked at the pictures, it appeared that Pat and I played and Bill worked on the boat! We relaxed on the sun deck, walked on the beach, shopped, went to yoga, went out to eat, visited our dockmates, saw Les Miserables (fabulous), relaxed, read and Pat did 48 crossword puzzles.

John Matheson was at his beautiful house in Vero and had us over for drinks and then we all went out for a fabulous dinner at Cobalt.  Petie hadn't come down yet and we missed her.

Larry and Jill Wilkinson were sadly in Vero for her mother's funeral but we got to go out to dinner with them also.

We left Vero this week and made our way to St. Augustine where we met Rick and Ashley.   The 4 of us had a blast in St. Augustine.  What a great town - so much to see.  We'll post the St. A. pics in the next update. 

Love to all,
Bill and Ruth

Pat's first day in Vero.  She brought a little cool weather with her.

It warmed up.

 Spike

The water was beautiful and warm.

Bill having fun.

Pat, Jill and Ruth

Having fun.

Pat seemed to think this 110 foot boat was hers.

Sad day.  Pat leaving.

Dock Mayor, Bill, inspecting the other Bill's work.

Friends seeing us off in Vero.

Leaving Vero.

Lighthouse at the Ponce Inlet on the way to St. A.

Daytona Speedway Bridge.

 P. S.   We plan to follow the blooming of the azaleas as we head back home.