November 17, 2009

We are sitting at anchor at Dog Island waiting to depart to Steinhatchee early tomorrow morning. Judi is out side watching the dolphins put on a show.

We spent the last two days in Apalachicola, FL where I overdosed on oysters. Last evening I had a dozen oysters for an appetizer and another dozen for my meal as well as some bacon wrapped oysters on the side. For lunch I had a fried oyster basket, excellent.

Apalachicola is a neat town that reminded me of what Nantucket was before it became the haunt of the “Rich & Famous”. The town has many small shops and great hangout restaurants and bars. This is a nice relaxing laidback spot.

Our next challenge is to get across the “Big Bend” in the Gulf of Mexico. We have decided not to the 160 mile direct overnight route as there are only the two of us and I do not think it is a prudent thing to do as it a 16 to 18 hour trip.

The present game plan is to take ~ 4 days with stops in various sleepy Florida towns with basically no water under the keel. I am still getting use to traveling with 1 to 3 feet of water under the keel all the time. Perhaps we will be in Tarpon Springs by Saturday if the weather is good.

Some more pictures to look at from the trip and a “fixer upper” boat for those so inclined.