November 9, 2014 - Preparing for the Gulf crossing

Our trip yesterday was reminiscent of our "river passage days", as we passed through some very narrow, river-like parts of the intracoastal. It was rather uneventful, other than spotting a few eagles and a few sunken boats.

One of the several eagles we saw perched along the way

This is the biggest of the boats we saw sunken along the bank.

This boat has been here so long that the eagles or osprey have built their nest on the mast

We spent last night and tonight in Apalachicola, FL at one of the local marinas. The marina is right in the heart of town and last night we went with Ken & Ann from Charis for an evening of oysters. We are currently in one of the oyster capitals of the universe and they were delicious, just as we had expected. Today, we walked around town with Mark & Vicki seeing the sights and checking out the few shops that were open.

One eagle perched just outside our boat, a short distance

...and then there were 2

Another beautiful sunset.