Day 20: Dolphins

BEAR POINT MARINA, AL??



Why the question marks you ask. Well we think we are still in Alabama, but it is a close call and the Florida panhandle isn't far away.
The mechanic showed up on time today and got right to work.  At first I wasn't very hopeful as he asked for the manuals and I had to explain everything twice to him.  Well it turned out to be two set screws and I felt like an idiot.  I reset the set screws, and I should have taken them out and looked at them.  They were worn down and needed replacing.  So to say the least I learned something today, which has been the case about everyday so far this trip.  We decided to take off and head for the southeast side of Mobile Bay and at least get some miles under our belt.  It was slow going as Mobile Bay is rather shallow and we ran slow. To our surprise dolphins showed up every few minutes and went surfing in our stern wake.  A few of the dolphins jumped really high out of the water and it was quite amazing.  The sun was hot, really hot, almost too hot.  Another day and not a cloud in the sky.  We were in the south, and it was hot.  Did I tell you it was hot?  Now on the ICW we are heading over to Pirates Cove for a drink.  One of the people we sailed with in the Caribbean last winter lives in the area and he is coming down to the boat later.  Leroy, who was the crew on our buddy boat "Ma Jo Lee" has been in touch and is coming down to say hello.  Unfortunately the owner of that boat who we also got to know last winter is busy tonight and isn't going to make it out. I am excited to see Leroy and knowing him, we should have a fun time tonight.  There is talk of going outside tomorrow (into the gulf) and heading for Apalachicola Bay tomorrow.  We are keeping a close eye on a weather system to the south of us, but high upper level west winds should keep any tropical storm or hurricane away from the gulf.

Sound Waves Out