Today we leave Apalachicola at 9 am. It was another rough night with wind and waves tossing and slapping the boat, so there was no need to set any alarm to wake for the day.
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| Apalachicola waterfront |
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Fishing boats at harbor
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We enter Apalachicola Bay. There is a small craft warning and the water has a moderate to rough chop. We cross the bay running around 18 mph. There are white caps and we see few other boats navigating the bay on this sunny, but choppy, day.
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| Choppy waters today |
We cross under the St. George Island Bridge and are now in the St. George Sound.
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| Passing into St. George Sound |
The water is a little calmer until we pass by the Gulf Inlet. This water is the roughest yet. We head north into the Carabelle River.
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| Carabelle River - happy to see smooth water |
We arrive to our dock for the night at the Moorings of Carrabelle.
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| Moorings of Carrabelle Harbor |
We fill up with diesel and water, making ourselves as heavy as possible, in preparation for our Gulf crossing early tomorrow morning. The wind tonight appears to have diminished and the water is no longer slapping our hull. We cross our fingers and say some prayers that this weather pattern holds until we reach safe harbor tomorrow in Clearwater. We have approximately 160 miles to travel. We will make the crossing with Andiamo, who we have been with since Panama City
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| Engine check - We are good to go! |
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