Sunday, January 14, 2007
Back in Carrabelle, FL
Saturday, January 13. It’s great to be back on Second Wind. Brother Jim drove us in our car back down to the Florida panhandle on Friday. We are grateful! We met up with Loopers Bruce and Jeanne Elder, who are also staying at the Moorings Marina on their boat Inevitable Too. All of us ordered Apalachee Bay fresh oysters-on-the-half shell at a local restaurant. Yum! Bob and I scarfed down two dozen each.
As delicious as the food was, the weather forecast was dreadful. It appeared that we would be staying in Carrabelle for 5 or 6 days waiting for a weather window. So this morning I went with the Bruce and Jeanne to Tallahassee to rent a car for the week. We took our time returning to the marina, stopping off at a fruit stand and an antique store in the tiny but charming town of Sopchoppy. This whole area is delightful with none of the over-development that you see elsewhere. Meanwhile Bob had some maintenance work done on the boat. Late in the afternoon the weather shifted for the better, and Moorings weather guru Buddy left a dinner date to tell us Loopers that we should depart at 6:00 a.m. Sunday to avoid the fog that would likely arrive with the sun. Not wanting to miss this opportunity to head around the Bend, we decided to go for it. Now the challenge was to get the car back to Tallahassee and try to get ready for the morning! Bruce offered to take the car, and again we were grateful for the generosity of others.
As delicious as the food was, the weather forecast was dreadful. It appeared that we would be staying in Carrabelle for 5 or 6 days waiting for a weather window. So this morning I went with the Bruce and Jeanne to Tallahassee to rent a car for the week. We took our time returning to the marina, stopping off at a fruit stand and an antique store in the tiny but charming town of Sopchoppy. This whole area is delightful with none of the over-development that you see elsewhere. Meanwhile Bob had some maintenance work done on the boat. Late in the afternoon the weather shifted for the better, and Moorings weather guru Buddy left a dinner date to tell us Loopers that we should depart at 6:00 a.m. Sunday to avoid the fog that would likely arrive with the sun. Not wanting to miss this opportunity to head around the Bend, we decided to go for it. Now the challenge was to get the car back to Tallahassee and try to get ready for the morning! Bruce offered to take the car, and again we were grateful for the generosity of others.
