McRee again

Thursday 4-30-09

We motored from Ft Walton back to Ft McRee today. Passed these boats, and thought of Bret--might be a chance for him to upgrade.

The anchorage at Ft McRee usually has a few boats.

In addition to these, there's a group of people in tents camping on the beach.

We anchored just off the beach, and next to us, pulled right up on the beach was this S-2 7.9. Just can't get away from them.

Our new friends on the 53' Hatteras have a really nice black lab named Molly.

At home, their neighbors have a boxer named "Tyson". One of the other neighbors has a dog named "Sugar". Bob (on the Hatteras) started calling it "Sugar Ray" to keep in the boxing theme. So Sugar's owner calls Bob's lab "Mohammad Mollee."

We plan to return to Pensacola Shipyard Marina tomorrow, and retrieve our truck and trailer. We'll wash off the boat and dinghy tomorrow, pack the dinghy etc in the truck, hook up the trailer, then haul out Saturday, and drive home.

We were out in the middle of a bay today and the GPS on the chart plotter showed it to be 1.8 miles to the nearest land. I had a wifi signal strong enough to connect and send and receive email.

The weather has been great. Low 80's most days.--low 60's most nights. Only a short sprinkle one night. Wind from the SE at 10 to 15 almost every day. A few pesky bugs have been the only problem.

Our new dinghy has been a real sweetheart. I like it so much, I've started calling it my inflatable doll.