Left St Augustine early for a 6 1/2 hr run to Daytona Beach. The wind was howling at 15-20 kts from the north giving us a nice 'push' south. Did not go ashore at DB due to the high winds, now up to 30 kts. The waterway is lined with gorgeous Florida homes and condos. Not sure where all the people are coming from...
With the high winds, we decided to put out two anchors. As we tried to raise the first one in the morning to depart Daytona....surprise, surprise!! It wouldn't come up. And, this is the anchor that is not on the 'wildcat' side of the windlass (there are no 'teeth' to engage the links of chain). As John hauled it up by hand the reason for the difficulty became readily apparent once the anchor
broke the surface. The anchor was hooked on an old steel pipe (T fitting) approximately 18" in diameter. The pipe was further secured to the anchor with a fishing net and two ropes from other old anchors. Photo: Anchor/pipe/fishing net/anchor lines menagerie.John got in the dinghy and, using wire cutters, a knife and scissors, was finally able to cut everything free. As Roseanne Roseannadanna
says, "it's always something"! 
Photo: morning workout hauling in the second anchor (after clearing said pipe)
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