We left Sun Harbor at 6:45am. We wanted to arrive at Apalachicola with plenty of time to tie up before night fall. The weather forcast was calling for the winds to continue to build, the temperature to drop and rain to come in starting tomorrow afternoon. We had been to Apalachicola by car several years ago and really enjoyed ourselves. We thought it would be a great place to hunker down for a few days while the storm passed. We had one more bay to cross and a lake but there was enough of a break in between to enjoy a pretty smooth ride. Near Mexico Beach the strip of land between the intracoastal and the gulf was so narrow we were able to see the gulf on the otherside. As we got closer to Apalachicola the banks of the intracoastal began to change. We no longer had tall grass and white sand to pass. Instead we found ourselves pointing out the strange and beautiful shapes that the cypress stumps formed along the banks. With a little imagination you saw everything from an angel to a bear. When we entered Appalachicola river we had to be careful of the crab pots and make sure we stayed within the markers because of the shallow depth. We chose to stay at the public marina which was a very long dock with a few slips along the shore. We literally inched up to the dock keeping a close eye on the depth finder. There were no cleats on the dock. Our lines were looped around the poles and tied back to the cleats on our boat. This also allowed us to float up and down easily with the changing tide. We had the last spot on the dock that had access to electricity and the closest to the Bay. We had a beautiful view of the Bay off our bow.
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