Palm Coast was quite nice and we found it was a rich town with their extra wide sidewalks that could accommodate bikes, which we used all the way to Publix. But some drivers tried to run us over even after they saw us on the road crossing the street! The Palm Coast marina was good with free wi-fi and sufficient bathroom facilities. This place was the second time we docked and we did much better than the last time with only a slight crunch on the wooden dock. If we would have had a better guy to help us dock it would have been good, but we had this really old guy that didn't help except to tie the ropes to the cleats on the docks. We radioed for help, but they sent a frail old man who couldn't and wouldn't do anything to help us significantly. After all the drama had passed, a younger guy came by asking if the old guy needed help, but the old guy just turned him away. I wonder where he was and what he was doing when we radioed for help getting docked. The marina was very protected so our boat felt like it was on land and not water. The next day we left and headed to Ponce Inlet to visit GR, Jessica, and Gia from San-San (Erickson 36', this boat was huge due to it's wide beam and length; we really liked all that space but we thought the draft at was a bit more than we would like for the Caribbean). We met them back in GCS when we were working on our boat in the mooring area. They were really nice and invited us to stay at their home. It was really good timing because JR ended up getting sick and it was nice for him to really rest on land and sleep comfortably. We deduced that he got sick from St. Augustine's boaters lounge due to the high traffic in that room and him not washing his hands enough. We hung out with GR & Jessica and really enjoyed their company. We liked the food at 100% Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria and Ponce Inlet Restaurant had good wings. The day before we left, GR grilled some tasty chicken for us and some other friends of theirs. I enjoyed playing with Gia (Jessica's daughter) and their cats, Provo and Caico. Provo would always swipe at you with its paws under the door, if it was closed because it didn't like shut doors. I admit to teasing the cat by tapping its paws as they tried to get at me from underneath the door. JR got supplies to rig the boat to steer the boat from the bow instead of the stern, which will allow him to sit and see much better our direction. It was fun hanging out with them, but we didn't want to out stay our welcome so as JR's health improved enough we were on our way south again on Sept. 12th, 2009.
way to Publix. But some drivers tried to run us over even after they saw us on the road crossing the street! The Palm Coast marina was good with free wi-fi and sufficient bathroom facilities. This place was the second time we docked and we did much better than the last time with only a slight crunch on the wooden dock. If we would have had a better guy to help us dock it would have been good, but we had this really old guy that didn't help except to tie the ropes to the cleats on the docks. We radioed for help, but they sent a frail old man who couldn't and wouldn't do anything to help us significantly. After all the drama had passed, a younger guy came by asking if the old guy needed help, but the old guy just turned him away. I wonder where he was and what he was doing when we radioed for help getting docked. The marina was very protected
so our boat felt like it was on land and not water. The next day we left and headed to Ponce Inlet to visit GR, Jessica, and Gia from San-San (Erickson 36', this boat was huge due to it's wide beam and length; we really liked all that space but we thought the draft at was a bit more than we would like for the Caribbean). We met them back in GCS when we were working on our boat in the mooring area. They were really nice and invited us to stay at their home. It was really good timing because JR ended up getting sick and it was nice for him to really rest on land and sleep comfortably. We deduced that he got sick from St. Augustine's boaters lounge due to the high traffic in that room and him not washing his hands enough. We hung out with GR & Jessica and really enjoyed their company. We liked the food at 100% Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria and Ponce Inlet Restaurant had good wings. The day before we left, GR grilled some tasty chicken fo
r us and some other friends of theirs. I enjoyed playing with Gia (Jessica's daughter) and their cats, Provo and Caico. Provo would always swipe at you with its paws under the door, if it was closed because it didn't like shut doors. I admit to teasing the cat by tapping its paws as they tried to get at me from underneath the door. JR got supplies to rig the boat to steer the boat from the bow instead of the stern, which will allow him to sit and see much better our direction. It was fun hanging out with them, but we didn't want to out stay our welcome so as JR's health improved enough we were on our way south again on Sept. 12th, 2009.
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