Memorial Day

Memorial Day in the panhandle of Florida is the official start of summer. We headed to Shell Island on Thursday to get a good spot on Shell Island. A few other people had the same ideas. There was already about a dozen boats already there.

We decided to try a new spot down from where we usually anchor in. The wind was about 15 knots on our stern so trying to back in to the island was fun. After using the engines to wiggle our way close to shore we threw the two stern anchors. Engines off about 1800. We are in the perfect spot. We were treated to a most gorgeous sunset.

The next day it was like an invasion. we have never seen this many boats here on a memorial day. It looks like it is going to be a good season for the locals.

It was a nice way to spend five days. The generator was giving us a few issues. The exciter breaker kept popping. I think I will replace it when we get back to the dock.

A rater unique boat showed up Sunday. A Florida Bay Coaster. It is a steel trawler with three stories. I bet there is a tale to go along with the name "Irony".

The water is crystal clear this year and you can see down about fifteen feet. We have traveled all over the Caribbean and few places compare to the water we get here.

We enjoyed our five days at the island and our looking forward to our next adventure.

After we returned back to the dock we received sad news from our friends John and Michele on High C's. They were on the Ten Tom Waterway and struck a submerged object. The boat began taking on water and was sinking. Fortunately John was able to save it by beaching it in a sandy spot They were able to get the the breach under control., but not before they had water up to the engines. They are being towed back to Demopolis Alabama for repairs.