Great White Heron....Conch House Marina, St Augustine

Well..we are in Conch House Marina since Friday, April 16. We found out that the last few days of our trip, watching the oil pressure was keep going down...was not a good sign, could be a big or small issue. So we contacted an expertist in engine to come to see the engine, he will be available on Monday afternoon, so we have to wait here...in St Augustine, a beautiful place, one of our favourite places.

Take a look pictures of Heron below..(almost the bottom of this page)..

Guys always have something to do with boat things..John and Bob were fixing the auto pilot

Strolling in St Augustine..one of our favourite activities

The didjeridu (didgeridoo), a simple wooden tube blown with the lips like a trumpet, which gains its sonic flexibility from controllable resonances of the player's vocal tract.

It is a wind instrument developed by Indigeneous Australians of northern Australia at least 1,500 years ago and is still in widespread usage today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe".

Start with good breakfast will make your day

Went to Anastasia Baptist Church for Palm Sunday.

Meanwhile today is a Blessing of the Fleet day..

The Blessing of the Fleet is held annually on Palm Sunday at Matanzas Bay. It generally begins at noon with a procession from the Cathedral Basilica to the Marina. The ceremony dates back hundreds of years as those that take to the sea, in commercial and pleasure craft alike, receive a blessing from the Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine or the Pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. The ancient ceremony begins on the south side of the Bridge of Lions as vessels pass the St. Augustine Municipal Marina.

The event has its roots in the hopes of those who went to sea for a bountiful shrimp season when St. Augustine's harbor was filled with fleets of commercial trawlers. Today the tradition continues as those who fish, both commercially and for sport, seek blessings on their vessels for an abundant catch as well those who take to the waterways for recreation who seek safety upon the water and a safe return home. These days the majority of boats in the line for a blessing are no longer shrimp boats, some are used for other commercial fishing and some are pleasure boats. The ceremony usually follows the 11 a.m. Palm Sunday Mass in the Cathedral Basilica. A walking procession moves toward the St. Augustine Municipal Marina as boats line up to pass by the dock for the blessing. Boats are required to be lined up by noon. The Bishop or Pastor uses a traditional blessing: "May the peace and blessing of the Almighty God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit descend upon these ships and upon all who shall be in them and remain forever." St. Augustine held its first Blessing of the Shrimp Fleet on Palm Sunday in 1946. 

Here is the Heron's story..

It feeds in shallow water or at the water's edge during both the night and the day, but especially around dawn and dusk. It uses its long legs to wade through shallow water, and spears fish or frogs with its long, sharp bill.