Is this REALLY Florida?

As of this morning, Captain Bob claims he has worn his long underwear more on this trip than he ever did when we lived in Colorado!  Probably True.  It is FREEZING.

We DID move the boat on Thursday and are presently in Apalachicola, Florida .....home of OYSTERS!  In fact, today there is an Oyster Fest.....the presenters are setting up this morning in 30 degree weather, and we are hunkered down below with all the heaters going.  We left Panama City Beach Thursday morning in extreme fog, hung out in the mouth of the bay until it lifted so we could at least see the front of boat, and as the sun got brighter, conditions got better and we had a good trip until we got to Apalachicola where the fog set in again.....lifted enough so we could find our marina and slip.  The highlight of the trip were the several pods of dolphins that would dive in front of our boat and then come up behind us and jump in our wake.  It was very entertaining!  If I hadn't been so engrossed with them, I would have taken pictures.....next time!   It felt good to get the engines going again and be moving.  We decided to come this far and wait for a window to cross.  One is suppose to open on Monday eve, Tuesday....(although we have heard those promises before, this one is looking better each day)  We are traveling with one other boat at this point, but think there are others in different marinas here waiting also.  We both felt we needed a change of view, after spending 6 weeks in PCB....and that we did get....It is very much a "working" shoreline here along the riverbanks, meaning the marinas are far from deluxe, usually just a tie up with electricity.  We have the luxury of a complimentary golf cart!!   Could be because their bathroom (singular) is 3 blocks down!  So happy for the onboard bath facilities on LeReve.  The downtown is within walking distance and there are lots of oyster bars, an ice cream shop, complete with old soda fountain atmosphere, and some nice shops.  Yesterday was a nice day (sandals, not gloves) so we "toured" the town.   Want to get out to the farmers market this morning but haven't gotten up the courage to think of leaving the warmth of the boat just yet.  Some call this adventure "chasing 80"  as in degrees.....right now we would settle for 60 or even 50s!!    brrrrrr.