Technically, Destin is on the other side of the bay from us but near enough. We came to Two Georges, our marina, when we left Destin Harbor on our way up, 5 months ago. Normally we anchor out at Fort McRee (between here and Orange Beach) but we decided to make it a longer day, hoping to get to Apalachicola in 3 days. Cheaper fuel at Two Georges, so we tanked up.
Also, Lizzie took a fall a couple of days ago so we're letting her leg recover a bit before dinghy rides.
The winds finally died down (2 days of bluster!), which was key for getting out of the slip we were in. The small fairway made maneuvering difficult in stiff winds. We were able to back inQuest out, winding our way backwards, right into the fuel docks where we pumped out. That got us underway around 7:15.
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| inQuest at the Wharf. Russ is on the top stern, and a blue heron is on the pier. |
Then east! Following the ICW, mostly bounded by Santa Rosa Island, we made our way toward Destin.
When were reached the marina we fueled up before docking. The winds had returned, over 10 mph, so getting onto and off of the fuel dock was more exciting than normal. Thankfully, getting docked was less so. The wind was on our stern, and the slip was a straight shot in, and far from any other boats.
Moving from our slip to the pumpout, all done in reverse.
Then heading out on the amazing morning.
Oh, and we have dolphins again!
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