Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Appalachicola Bay to Carrabelle

After passing through Lake Wimico, we soon reached Appalachicola and since it was still early in the day, we continued on to Carrabelle--about 30 miles. The first picture is of Appalachicola and we didn't think we'd be missing too much by by-passing this town.

As we got out into Appalachicola Bay, we were again greeted by dolphins....They swam along side the stern of the boat for miles ! Later in the bay, they were at the bow of the boat--4 and 5 at a time swimming just ahead. I got out on the bow and sang to them. They're supposed to like women's voices.





I liked this picture of the blow so included it here.

These guys were harvesting clams out in Appalachicola Bay.
Arriving in Carrabelle, we collected our mail and got a good report for crossing to Steinhatche which we'll do tomorrow. We'll leave before dawn for this 85 mile trip so that we can arrive in the daylight. That'll be on November 10, our 103 rd day of this trip. If all goes well, we'll leave the next day for Tarpon Springs (120 miles !) and be there 2 days so we can collect our Florida sojourner permit. From there we should be in Burnt Store Marina by the end of the week ! We're looking forward to taking looooong showers without having to worry about water !