Since my last post, we spent two very enjoyable days with Bob and Marie Austin at Camp Thataway, their bayou-front house in Pensacola. We arrived on Saturday afternoon and parked the rig on the empty lot next to their house. That evening, fellow C-Brat Roger Rockwell and his wife MaryJo joined us for dinner, bringing along scrumptious crab and shrimp. Dinnertable discussion gave us ideas for several excellent cruising destinations in the area, when we return north -- after it warms up!
On Sunday, Bob gave us the full geographical, socio-economic, political, maritime and military tour of Pensacola. We identified the best place to launch the boat when we return, and some places to visit while cruising in the area. Then we toured the Naval Aviation Museum, located on the grounds of NAS Pensacola. Here we are at the museum:
We are now finishing up two days in Apalachicola on Florida's "Forgotten Coast" while the boat was being serviced by C-Dory dealer Wefings Marine. Nothing was wrong with the boat but we wanted to get it checked out and have regular maintenance performed before we launched. By happenstance we ended up staying at the Coombs House Inn bed and breakfast here -- a most luxurious experience!
Tomorrow we continue our journey south.
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