Shucking our oysters. He was so fast his hands are blurry.
Shrimp boat on Scipio Creek, in front of our marina tie up
Swamps/ICW
Swamps
Intracoastal Water Way/Canals
Monday we left Port St Joe at 7:45 and traveled 24 miles through very different scenery. Sometimes it was a wide lake but the majority was a canal resembling a bayou as in the picture. I saw an animal swimming across the swamp land/canal and was hoping for an alligator, but instead it was a bobcat. He/she was the least concerned of our presence. Yesterday we saw a deer swim across in front of the boat and walk to shore. No dolphin sightings today, the water was brackish/swampy with lots of Cyprus trees.
We tied up at Water Street Marina & Hotel along with Ross and Nancy off Oddysea. Tom and I rode bikes to investigate the area.
The four of us went to Bayou Joes for oysters. Even though I don’t care for them, since Apalachicola is known for oysters, I had to try them and surprisingly they were pretty tasty. I had mine steamed though not raw. Here is a picture of our guy shucking them who says they make Viagra from oysters.
The weather continues to deteriorate for gulf crossing conditions. Loopers will gather here in the panhandle in large numbers to wait for favorable crossing conditions. This could be lengthy.
Hi Tom and Diane, we are enjoying following your blog and following you too. we are at port st. joe and will stay here for the storm. lots of loopers here. we're still considering whether or not to cross in jumps or go "out"...i change my mind daily !!!
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