Many of you know we spend summers at Rattlesnake Island on Lake Winnepesaukee. Patrick’s family has had a place there since he was a child. So imagine our surprise when yesterday afternoon we realized we were docked at Rattlesnake Island – in Florida!

Tuesday morning -May 17 – we left Melbourne and made it to New Smyrna. Leaving Melbourne (Brevard County) we receive a text from an AGLCA “harbor host” asking if we need any help. The AGLCA (American Great Loopers Cruisers’ Association) is a great group to know and offers a lot of support.

We anchored in a quiet cove in New Smyrna, surrounded by sailboats. Woke up Wednesday morning to a welcoming sound – a dog barking! Funny the things you can appreciate in the quiet solitude.

We went to the bow of the boat and watched the Space X Starlink launch. The other boaters did the same. Thank you, Uncle Bill, for the reminder!

Wednesday Captain Pat made great time. We followed a couple of boats – Indigo and Lucky Dancer – to Fort Matanzas. This is a national monument – a 1740 Spanish fort – surrounded by 100 acres of salt marsh and barrier islands along the Matanzas River on the northern Atlantic coast of Florida.

Today we head to Rivers Edge Marina in downtown St. Augustine. We have reservations through Sunday.

Here’s our Nebo stats from the previous two days:

Tuesday, May 17 – 8 hours, 58.4 miles, 7.3 knots – average speed

Wednesday, May 18 – 7 hours, 47.9 miles, 7.1 knots – average speed

Here are some photos from our last two days of travel: