Bob and Gail's Next Adventure: Days 277-283 Orange Beach to Appalachicola

It is so good to be back on the water again. The weather is cold but sunny. We anchored out for 4 nights and then a town free dock at a park before we made it to Apalachicola. It was still a bit nippy out but no longer freezing.

We made it to Florida!

And we finally have dolphins!!!

LOTS of dolphins! They swim along side or, most often - at our bow. Two of them are usually together and one will decide the other one has the better spot and will try and push him out of the way! When they've had enough, watch them peel off together.

Sunset was a beautiful welcome back to the water.

And we're back to more beautiful homes.

Testing range control tower at Eglin AFB. So unique!

We switch back and forth between open water and canals.

The sandy hills on the shore are obviously popular with the dirt bikes! Seems like it would be hard to not land in the water.

Landscape has definitely changed back to salt water marshes.

This baby has seen happier days.

It's amazing to see large ships in a seeming narrow area.

This guy swam along side of us for a while.

Apalachicola was a wonderful town to walk around. This bike shop was an eye catcher with bicycles hanging from the trees and made into flowers along the front of the building. I'm sorry the picture didn't come out better - it was such a fun, whimsical spot.