At 7:15 this morning I thought I would be the first at the ONE washing machine but noooooo someone got there just a minute before me. When it was my turn, it took most of the morning for me to finish up my 3 loads. We had a late breakfast on board and then used the courtesy car to drive to Eastern Shore Marina in Fairhope, AL. We previously had considered staying at Eastern Shore Marina, but changed our mind. So we thought we should at least visit the city before departure. Steve and Liz off Shingebiss went with us so instead of having the car for the maximum 2 hours we had it for 4 hours, since each couple signed up for two hours each.
We had a little trouble finding the marina because our GPS was giving us misinformation! That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. From the ad in Quimby’s River Guide, we had the impression the unique shopping area was within walking distance from the marina. Not even close. Now that I reread the ad it says within minutes of shopping. It neglected to say within 20 minutes by car. Oh well, we had a lot of laughs. Tom, of course, found an ice cream store. One of the stores he likes to seek out in the communities we visit, He has become pretty good at it too.
The shopping downtown was fun for the women but the guys were disappointed that the only hardware store they saw was closed on Sunday. So Tom & Steve found a bench in front of a store and waited for us to return after shopping. I bought a Christmas present but now I’m having second thoughts about giving it away. We’ll see. We stopped for a few provisions and a Staples store for office supplies before heading back to the marina. It was a fun afternoon. We had dinner aboard, watched some TV, and caught up on e-mails and blog.
Quite a few loopers are departing tomorrow for destinations in the Florida Panhandle. We are considering the same; it appears that the Bay weather window is favorable for the next two days only before some rough waters come in the last part of the week. We think we would like to get toward the Ft Walton Beach area for Thanksgiving Day.
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