3-19-13, Tuesday
We all slept well last night – I’m sure the good hot shower
and the great meal at the Sunset Grill contributed to that. When we rolled out
of bed it was almost 8 o’clock. We took a walk, watched dolphins and pelicans and
ate breakfast, and finally threw off the lines about 10:15 and headed West.
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| A beautiful morning, looking West from Holiday Harbor Marina |
The wind was a little cool, but the sun was shining and the
water calmer than our last 2 days in the more open waters of Pensacola Bay and
Santa Rosa Sound. We saw several dolphins as we made our way to Pirates Cove
where we nosed up to the beach and took a break, hoping to find lunch. Although
the restaurant was technically open, there was a lot of building/remodeling
going on and very little cooking, so we decided to travel a little further to
the Wharf for lunch. Before leaving the
area though, we took a short detour through the canal in Stone Quarry
subdivision. This is where my “dream boat” is docked and I wanted Abby to see
it. It’s a 34’ Redwing tug style cruiser, designed by Chesapeake Marine Design,
and was built by a man who lives in Louisiana. A few weeks ago I contacted him
and he took Glenda and I over for a tour of it. If I build our next boat, I’m
pretty sure this is the one I’ll build, but that’s another story.
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| My next project ?????? |
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| At Holiday Harbor we noticed another Knot-So-Fast ! |
At the Wharf, we had a good lunch at the Compete Angler,
which is the former Guy Harvey restaurant. We then filled up the gas tank, with
11.6 gallons and calculated our mileage at 12.04 miles per gallon – very good
considering how hard we pushed the little engine over the last 3 days.
As we passed Homeport Marina (aka Lulu’s) we saw the Harry,
the owner builder of the “Vicki Lynn” sitting on the bow in his slip alongside
the ICW. I pulled up and we talked boats for a few minutes. Harry and his wife
Vicki spent 7 years building the Vicki Lynn, which is a George Beuhler designed
47’ “Diesel Duck” trawler. It’s a
beautiful boat inside and out and we always enjoy seeing it when we pass by.
Abby wanted to spend another night on the boat, but after
seeing the weather forecast which called for the winds to pick up tomorrow, we
decided to cross the lower bay to our house on Ft. Morgan road where Glenda
retrieved the truck and trailer and met Abby and I back in Gulf Shores to pull
out the boat and end our trip.
Glenda says:
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| View from the Ferris Wheel at the Wharf. The Knot-So-Fast is a dot in the upper left of the photo. |
We had an excellent night at Holiday Harbor. We slept until almost 8:00, fixed ham and
eggs for breakfast and then went for a nice long walk. We did not leave the marina until after
10:00. We went to Pirate Cove thinking
we would eat lunch there but decided instead to wait until we got to the
Wharf. We took Abby to see the boat Tom
is thinking about building before lunch.
We finally made it to the Wharf and had a delicious meal at the “Compleat
Angler”. Abby and I took the time to
ride the Ferris wheel before we headed out.
Unfortunately we had neglected Daisy and she had an accident in the
boat. We had a nice trip from the Wharf
all the way across the bay. Tom dropped
me at the house and headed back to the boat ramp. It’s always a little sad when another trip
comes to an end. But I’m so thankful for
this time we have to enjoy ourselves out on the water.
Abby says:
This morning I woke up to Daisy tapping her nails on the
floor, and I picked her up to lay in the bed with me. We laid there for a
little while, until I got up to use the bathroom. That’s when G.G. and Papa woke
up. When they got up, I took Daisy for a walk. We had some ham, eggs, and hot
chocolate for breakfast, and then we were on our way! Later we went to Pirates
Cove, and got off on the beach. We walked around, and then went to the Warf to
get lunch. We ate at the Compleat Angler. It was really good. After that G.G.
and I walked to the ferris wheel and went for a ride on it. We could see the
boat from the top. When we came down, we got back in the boat and went to the
beach house. We dropped G.G. off, and Papa and I went to the HWY. 59 Bridge.
G.G. met us there, and we got the boat out of the water and went to our beach
house. That was the end of our day!!
Daisy says:
Today I didn’t do much, but we went somewhere (Pirates Cove)
and Abby grabbed me and jumped off the boat. She plopped me down in some sand,
and we started walking. Then some dog, very rude dog if you ask me, he just ran
up to me! I tried to walk away, but he was 10 times my size. He was nearly to
me, when his person called him over. Then we got back on the boat, and went to
the woof. (Warf) there everybody got out, except me. I stayed, but I really had
to peepee….. I accidently did it in the boatL….oops.
Nobody was too mad, and I was gladJ.
There was also a dog there, who also scared me. Who am I kidding though? Every dog
scares me! Anyway, I had an adventurous day!
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