Misplaced but understood
Library built by Gumbo
Honoring their Veterans12/07/08 to 12/15/08 This last week in Carrabelle we’ve caught up with some old acquaintances and met some new ones, walked the length of the town at least once a day (it’s about ½ a mile), and eaten our share of fresh seafood. This was a big fishing, shrimping, and oystering town, but those occupations have dwindled considerably. There are still marinas and marine repair facilities, and charter fishing boats. We’ve endured windy, cold weather: one night the temperature went down to 30 degrees, another night there were winds gusting up to 65 mph. The last couple mornings the tide was extremely low and our boat gunwales were 3-4 feet below the fixed dock, giving us difficulty getting off the boat. Bob visited the hardware store and marine stores; Lois dropped in at "the library that gumbo built." A few years ago, a lady from this area submitted her recipe for gumbo to a national contest. She won first prize of $50,000 and the state of Florida matched it to kick start the building fund.
We Loopers gathered one night for a potluck dinner in the lounge at this marina. Joining us were a half dozen other people, all bound by boat for the west coast of Florida also and all waiting for better weather to cross the Gulf of Mexico. Also present were Roy and Ellen, Loopers who were staying at another marina in Carrabelle. We had first met them at the Looper rendezvous at Joe Wheeler State Park in Alabama a couple of months ago, where Ellen taught us to play Mexican Train dominoes. Those of us who wanted to play again got together the next night and had a great time. Last Saturday was a big day-"Holiday in the Harbor". It started with music by a number of bands who played throughout the afternoon, then the arrival of Santa Claus at dusk,
and after dark, a lighted boat parade on the river, along with fireworks.
All forecasts point to the next 3 days as being good for a Gulf crossing, so 4 of us Looper boats are planning to head out at 6 AM tomorrow.
We Loopers gathered one night for a potluck dinner in the lounge at this marina. Joining us were a half dozen other people, all bound by boat for the west coast of Florida also and all waiting for better weather to cross the Gulf of Mexico. Also present were Roy and Ellen, Loopers who were staying at another marina in Carrabelle. We had first met them at the Looper rendezvous at Joe Wheeler State Park in Alabama a couple of months ago, where Ellen taught us to play Mexican Train dominoes. Those of us who wanted to play again got together the next night and had a great time. Last Saturday was a big day-"Holiday in the Harbor". It started with music by a number of bands who played throughout the afternoon, then the arrival of Santa Claus at dusk,
and after dark, a lighted boat parade on the river, along with fireworks.
All forecasts point to the next 3 days as being good for a Gulf crossing, so 4 of us Looper boats are planning to head out at 6 AM tomorrow.
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Safe travels!
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