It is looking more and more like we will NOT be rounding the Big Bend before Christmas as the weather is not cooperating. Again today we are a "NO GO" and it is looking to be the same for Wednesday and Thursday too. One line of thunderstorms came through this morning and rain is predicted for the next several days. Waves are predicted at 3-4 feet and increasing to 6 feet again tomorrow.
Preliminary forecast looks like Friday, Christmas Day, will be our weather window to cross to Steinhatchee. This year is shaping up to be a rather non-traditional Christmas for us.
The Harbor Master here told us a fun fact when we pulled in on Sunday. This year the full moon is on Christmas for the first time since 1977! The next Christmas full moon won't occur until 2034.
Carrabelle is a small place and its claim to fame is the world's smallest police station. According to the guidebook covering Carrabelle's sole point of interest, initially there was no police station at all. The police phone was in a call box bolted to the side of a building. That was in 1953. The police stood in the rain to answer calls. When the phone company replaced a worn-out phone booth, the police department usurped the old phone booth and mounted its phone there in 1963. While exploring yesterday before the rain started, we were sure to get our souvenir picture. We'll always be able to remember Christmas 2015.
We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas with family and friends. We'll catch up again from Steinhatchee once the rain stops and the wind/waves subside for us to cross. Be safe everyone! We certainly plan to be.
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| Bert at Worlds Smallest Police Station |
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| Hilary at World's Smallest Police Station |
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