Fort Matanzas, Summer Haven, FL MM 792.4
Distance Traveled: 15.0 Hours Underway: 3.0 Average Speed: 5.0 mph
Weather: Sunny and warm, wind out of the west at 10 knots; temp range 50 to 80 degrees (The good weather streak is at 4 consecutive days)
Comment: We up for more chores today. Anna Marie went to the grocery store while I went to the used bookstore in town. We were back at the boat by about 1045 hours with groceries stowed.
We’re leaving the marina today with Tally Ho and Canvasback Too. Reflection is staying for the rest of the week. They’ll catch up with us in Vero Beach.
This manifestation of the Flock has planned a short day. Fort Matanzas is our chosen anchorage and it only 15 miles distant. While underway, we heard Coast Guard reports of a missing woman near Vilano Beach. Boaters were asked to keep a sharp eye out and report any sightings to the Coast Guard. After about an hour and one-half, the vessel “Evening Passage” reported that they found the body female near buoy 2 in the St. Augustine Inlet. The inlet is not far from Vilano Beach and we can only presume it is the missing woman (click here for a link to the news article).
The Coast Guard is also searching for an overdue boat with two fishermen aboard. The drama has not been resolved. Click here for that article.
After three hours underway, we had the anchor down in the Matanzas River, between the US Park Service ferry dock and Fort Matanzas.
We dined aboard, and planned to meet the crew of the other Flockers tomorrow morning. We’re planning to spend the day at the beach which is only a short dinghy ride away.
Arial view of our anchorage at Fort Matanzas
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