The first pic shows the chart from Mobile Bay to Carrabelle that is framed by the pen and pencil lying on the chart. This is the stretch of water we traversed since boarding the boat after the holidays. The next pic shows the pen and pencil on the chart where we need to cross the Gulf. This can be a treacherous crossing, as waves can suddenly get 10 to 12 feet in high winds or storms. The crossing ususally takes about 20 hours and requires an all night journey. Needless to say, it is important to pick the right time to cross the Gulf. We arrived on Thursday and it is now Sunday, with no weather window in sight. An experienced local worker here at the marina, Buddy (next pic), has been studying the weather patterns for 20 years and will help advise us when to leave. We are learning a lot about weather patterns, currents, tides, moon phases, etc. And we are making the best of the wait, as much as we can. We visited the WW2 Camp Johnson museum and the Carrabelle history museum. The final pic shows Captain Barrow, who at 81 years old, was captain of the cargo ship Tarpon when it sank in 1937 during a storm. He was reputed to be crusty –he was quoted to say ‘God makes the weather, I make the trip’.
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