Had a nice leisurely morning , no early morning start today! Watched our brown pelicans fishing, (they are so funny to watch) and having breakfast at a reasonable hour. As the diesel pump was fixed and the pipes cleared and filters replaced it was safe , we decided to fuel up. ( Loopers get free night if you do so)
In our case, having service done on the boat give you the nights free anyway.just like Aqua Marna.
Going back out on to Mobile Bay we were able to follow our line in i.e. the breadcrumbs on the charts.
Lots of seabirds around getting their daily quota of fish as well as the fishermen and the drag net boat was out operating again in the channel.We also passed a big container ship coming into Mobile Port.
Soon off the main channel and heading east to the inner coastal route called GIWW which started for us at 119 Green and 120 Red markers. There were dolphins in the channel and lots of houses on the waterway .
We had heard the place to stop for lunch is LuLu's , the popular waterside restaurant belonging to Jimmy Buffet's sister. Free dockage right outside the restaurant, so very handy to ie uo and go on in.
Had a nice nice fresh grouper fish sandwiches and tacos.Left at 2 pm and headed for the Pensacola Beach Marina , our destination for the night. There was a lot of activity on the water fishing , jet skiing pontoon joy riding etc.
This meant we had to keep vigilant with our wake and speed for most of the run.
We even passed a couple of towboats.At marker 31 we finally left Alabama and crossed the line into Florida waters.Arrived at the Beach Marina 5pm and Justin the helpful office guy helped us with docking.
Not his normal job but he was friendly and willing.Two important aspects all marina staff should have.
Went off for Pina Coladas at Bamboo Willies a frozen drinks speciality Bar, on the waterfront opposite the Marina. There we enjoyed the well earned drink and the cool ocean breezes. Indeed the sand here is white and finely grained, and we watched some little children playing on the beach enjoying the interesting sensation.
We came back to the boat with a beautiful deep red orange sunset in sight across the water.
We had bought LuLu's fresh Gumbo to go, which we had for dinner onboard.
Over and Out,
E and G.
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