Change of Plans
Shocking, for those of you who know, but the weather is not cooperating for a timely departure of our trip. We are not in Crooked Island tonight, but at home. I am not complaining - the cold front coming through tomorrow will yield highs in the low 60's on Sunday - very cold on the water. I am quite comfy in my big bed now blogging!
The new plan is to leave Monday and work our way leisurely to Carabelle. That means nothing but day trips, so no seasickness battles for me. Hooray! Although I'm bummed about not making it to St. Petersburg. There is such excitement surrounding the race and it's fun to be around all of it. We'll stay Monday at Crooked Island, or perhaps we'll go all the way to Port St. Joe (if Tyndall is launching drones - remember, Leslie?). Then we'll go to Appalachicola for a couple of days, then mosey on to Carabelle. For those of you charting our progress on a map, yes we're only going a couple of hours away from home, but it doesn't matter. It's always more interesting to see places by sea than by car. Anyone can go to Carabelle by car.
Today was such a good day. Denise and I took advantage of our departure delay and went shopping. I took her to the finest boutique in town, then we stopped for a fabulous lunch with some friends of mine, then on to the finest shoe shop in town. I, of course, bought lots of great stuff. Denise, on the other hand, showed much more restraint. How does that happen? Shopping was her idea!! This afternoon, after Zachary woke from his nap, Kurt, Denise, Ryan, Zachary, and I went on an afternoon/evening cruise around the Bay on Southern Cross. It was very nice. The Gulf is quite rough right now, but the Bay was nice and smooth. We anchored at this wonderful little hideaway and I made fajitas for everyone. The only problem was I forgot chips for the guacamole. Oh, and ice too. However, as ole Capt. Duct Tape is known to say, a good sailor makes do. We sailed her back into the marina just as the sun was setting. It was a very good sail.
The new plan is to leave Monday and work our way leisurely to Carabelle. That means nothing but day trips, so no seasickness battles for me. Hooray! Although I'm bummed about not making it to St. Petersburg. There is such excitement surrounding the race and it's fun to be around all of it. We'll stay Monday at Crooked Island, or perhaps we'll go all the way to Port St. Joe (if Tyndall is launching drones - remember, Leslie?). Then we'll go to Appalachicola for a couple of days, then mosey on to Carabelle. For those of you charting our progress on a map, yes we're only going a couple of hours away from home, but it doesn't matter. It's always more interesting to see places by sea than by car. Anyone can go to Carabelle by car.
Today was such a good day. Denise and I took advantage of our departure delay and went shopping. I took her to the finest boutique in town, then we stopped for a fabulous lunch with some friends of mine, then on to the finest shoe shop in town. I, of course, bought lots of great stuff. Denise, on the other hand, showed much more restraint. How does that happen? Shopping was her idea!! This afternoon, after Zachary woke from his nap, Kurt, Denise, Ryan, Zachary, and I went on an afternoon/evening cruise around the Bay on Southern Cross. It was very nice. The Gulf is quite rough right now, but the Bay was nice and smooth. We anchored at this wonderful little hideaway and I made fajitas for everyone. The only problem was I forgot chips for the guacamole. Oh, and ice too. However, as ole Capt. Duct Tape is known to say, a good sailor makes do. We sailed her back into the marina just as the sun was setting. It was a very good sail.
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