As we had hoped for, the weather broke today. We have crossed safely from Carrabelle to Steinhatchee. We left this morning in heavy fog at 7:15 am. It cleared for a bit, fogged up again at noon and then cleared again about 90 minutes later.
We know of four boats that finally crossed today. We left with one this morning but lost them in the fog about 30 minutes into the trip. Two others also crossed and are docked with us here in Sea Hag marina in Steinhatchee. It is good to see Looper burgees once again. The two docked with us tonight waited nine days to cross so I guess we should be thankful we only waited four.
A very, very Merry Christmas present to be across! Today was our last day of heading east and tomorrow we begin to head south. Today was about 9 1/2 hours with some stress of waves and fog mixed in, but all "ok" in the end. We have a superior Captain. When we were waiting to dock at Steinhatchee, Bert even saw a Manitee. Unfortunately, Hilary missed it, but maybe tomorrow.
We saw a few dolphins during the crossing and what struck us is that they are much bigger than the ones back in Biloxi. We even saw one that was partially white. Very unusual. We keep trying to get pictures to post, but they are hard to capture.
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| R26 - A major nautical marker for Loopers. We passed at 9:45 am. |
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| The splash of a Dolphin. Eventually we'll get a good picture. |
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| Fog at noon! Only about 1/4 mile visibility for about 90 minutes mid-day. |
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| Sea Hag Marina. Deserted on Christmas, but looks to be the happening place in warmer weather. |
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| Sunset afterglow over the Steinhatchee River. Merry Christmas Everyone. |
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