February 25, 2009: St Andrews

This morning, still anchored in Pearl Bayou, we enjoyed the beauty of the spot, the still water and the forest along the shore. We also spent some time trying to get a picture of the fighter jets that were flying over the boat. Pairs would pass over head every few minutes, but the low ones were going so fast, you could not get the camera to focus. We think they were from the 325th Figher Wing at the Tyndall Air Force base near by.


We pulled into the St. Andrews marina today - it is much more commercial than most of the marinas we have visited. The pilings on their fuel dock would have looked inviting to an ocean going tug, but we managed to tie up there and get some diesel fuel!

The warm afternoon sun invited us to take a bike ride through the older neighborhoods near the water front. There were beautiful trees (I love the Spanish moss) and views of the bay.

Later, walking to dinner we saw a sign saying that the local Kiwanis Club had contributed to building the boardwalk which fronted the marina and included a gazebo – a nice contribution to the town. Go Kiwanis!

There was an amazing work of art there too. It was a tree that had died, and someone had carved the twisted trunk and ends of the branches into pelican statutes, like they were perched there. It was very unique. We ate dinner at Uncle Ernie’s, a restaurant in a home built in 1800, on the bank of the bay, and we enjoyed watching the sun set over the boating scene.