Apalach River to East Cove





 

Monday 4/22/14

I awoke sometime during the night and was very happy to see a star through my port light – clear weather! And the morning revealed the river in; literally, a better light and I reveled in the warm sunshine while enjoying a breakfast of coffee and oatmeal with raisins. The trip back was very swift with the river flow and we made five knots with the engines just at idle.

 

Back at Apalachicola, we tied up at the city pier and there was Steve and B. Frank, almost recovered but, as it was already mid-afternoon, he decided to try and meet us further on, maybe Carrabelle tomorrow.

 

Dan and I set off down the long and narrow channel into Apalachicola Bay expecting headwinds as they were blowing easterly earlier. But luck came with the warm sunshine as the winds had clocked to southerly and later in the afternoon to westerly which gave us a delightful off-wind sail in flat water and warm sunshine; Florida sailing at last!

We had talked about Goose Island as a favorable anchorage but it seemed surrounded by oyster shoals. We skirted it and Rattlesnake Cove in favor of a sandy beach at East Cove, part of St George Island state park with a launch ramp and who should be there waiting for us but Steve and B. Frank – again!

 I cooked up some Spanish rice for dinner which I hope helped with Steve’s recovery and he and Dan managed to get B. Frank launched at the shallow landing.

 We all enjoyed a peaceful sunset.