04 December 2014 | Dunedin, Fl
Sunny and 83
Time to update. We were in Carrabelle several days waiting for a weather window to cross the Gulf and decided to rent a car and make a run back to Kentucky to pick up our car and bring it back. We returned on Thanksgiving day. The time was spent visiting with Sherrie's son Jason, his wife Maria, and her daughter Caroline and their son Cole ( Sherrie's grandson). it was a good time seeing them.
Once back in Carabelle it became obvious that a weather window was coming that weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Our additional crew was with family for the holiday so Sherrie agreed to make the trip across the Gulf to Dunedin. We went out at first light on November 29. The trip started with a moderate seas and clear skies for the first 50 miles and then was calm for next 50 miles into the night. By about 3 am, the wind started to pick up and so did the waves coming up to 2 to 3 feet with an occasional 5 footer the rest of the way in for the last 50 miles. Pretty bumpy but not dangerous. The wind was on the nose the entire way so we had to motor for the entire 31 hours. We pulled in to Marker 1 Marina at about 2:30 pm and fueled up, had dinner and crashed for about 12 hours.
Dunedin is a nice area close to both Tarpon Springs and Clearwater. We rented a car and made the trip back to Carrabelle to pick up our car and got to explore a bit of the area for the past two days. it is time to move on and make our way slowly south to Cape Coral where we will leave the boat for a return trip home for Christmas. We should get there around the 15th. I cannot post pictures as the files are too large but will work with it or paste them on Facebook.