We had a cold but nice trip from Apalachicola to Clearwater. When leaving Apalachicola Bay we were escorted by 6 dolphins, 3 at the bow and 3 at the stern.
It was again cold during the night but we could stay in the cabin while the autopilot and engines were doing the work and we were watching our progress on our laptop navigation program hooked up to a handheld GPS. Ria was sleeping on the couch in the cabin under a thick blanket.
In the morning, when closer to shore, we were dodging the lobster pot buoys and had to stay outside to see them against the bright sunlight reflecting in the water. Apparently we missed all and arrived safely in Clearwater where we tanked fuel and then anchored close to the Municipal Marina to get some sleep.
Today we are in the marina to wash off the salt and take a shower. The next few days we will anchor again because it will be warm during the days and also above 50 degrees at night. There will be light winds and we plan to see a bit of the area. From there we haven’t yet decided where we go afterwards but hope to have good winds to sail without using the engines.
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