Tuesday, January 9, 2018

ARE WE STILL HERE???

That's the question I have asked almost every morning for the last 6 weeks.  Yesterday several boats here decided that we would all move to Apalachicola today and then the "weather wags" were saying MAYBE a chance to cross on Thursday.   I told Capt....don't tell anyone until we are underway....well he announced our plans to the family yesterday,....and this morning it was all cancelled!  The window closed and we were told to stay put until next week....AGAIN!  It seems that the water gets more and more unpredictable in December and January.....(as anyone who knows Florida, these are the coldest 2 months also).  We have paid a monthly rate here for the last 2 months and decided that we would stay because we've paid....until Thursday this week.  Then we will move (via inland waterway) to Apalachicola and wait it out there for awhile.   This gives us a change of scenery and puts us closer to our goal of Clearwater by 50 miles.....at 10 mph that is a considerable amount of time that we will not be out in the open ocean.   AND it is oyster fest this weekend there.....so something new to see and do!  We returned the rental car yesterday that we had signed up for one week, and ended up keeping it 7 weeks,  fueled up the boat and pumped out....so WE are ready, just seems like the wind and waves are not ready to give up just yet.  Patience!!!   but I am running low....the fact that it is dreary and colder here than in Colorado Springs doesn't help...and we've seen just about every movie at the theater and The Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune are now highlights of our day!


We still "have plans".....(haha, should know better by now)......but do have a reservation for the month of February in Key West...and then still plan to go to Bahamas for March.  So this huge delay is taking up our time we planned to have in St. Pete with old friends.  We will just have to squeeze out the most of our time there.....IF we EVER get there!  I'm not saying a word until we are underway.




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