Quaint, frontier, antebellum houses are plentiful in Apalachicola. This port town boomed by shipping out cotton. Later it was made irrelevant by trains.
Lots of dredging activity along the river. In the distance a big grass fire is fanned by today's high winds.
Today's high wind predictions
Windfinder.com has become our go to wind prediction site. Unlike marine weather stations which look at wide swaths of territory, Windfinder has a much finer granularity. The question used to be, what is the wind prediction in western Florida? Now we ask, what are the winds going to be in Apalachicola and in White City? Since these two cities bound today's route, we good feeling of what to expect along the way.
The Apalachicola Northern railroad bridge stays open unless there's a train coming.
Things break aboard a boat. On a good day we fix things as fast as they break. I'm not sure how today will turn out. The windvane is currently in pieces as we try to figure out its problem. The washing machine is working again now that the waterline filters have been cleaned. Finally, the radio that reports our position won't turn on. Oh well, what would cocktail hour be without a screwdriver and a manual in hand?
It's a pretty waterway but a little disconcerting that the chart labels the area 'unpenetrable swamp'. Is it a warning for mariners or hikers?
At the free dock in White City, Florida. 19nm today and 619nm to date. DBH
