Carrabelle, Florida - Days 2 - 7

Are we really "stuck" in Carrabelle waiting on the weather window to cross the Gulf?! We've spent the past week cooking up some of the local fresh seafood! Boiled Shrimp, Seafood Gumbo, Fried Grouper, Smoked Red Snapper topped with lump Crab, Grilled Shrimp, Grilled Mahi Mahi, Grilled Red Snapper topped with fresh Scallops with smoked sausage Red Beans and Rice ..........
And with my electric smoker on board, I've smoke a holiday ham for the Looper Thanksgiving Pot Luck. I've also smoked Boudin, smoked Salsa......The seafood market is a lovely 15 minute walk and is loaded with local catch! Where else can you buy a pint of fresh lump crab for $14!

We've also toured the town and visited the "World's Smallest Police Station"! It has been sunny and clear all week! Highs today in the lower 70's. The IGA grocery store is across the street and the town is quaint with lovely shops run by warm "never met a stranger" owners. The staff here at the Moorings of Carrabelle Marina are so warm and welcoming, providing us with a great dockage rate along with excellent hospitality. They even opened up their chart room for us, after hours, and provided our Thanksgiving dessert pies! Did I mention the free breakfast hosted by the friendliest woman in town?! So, are we really "stuck" in Carrabelle?! I think NOT!

Fresh from the Gulf Shrimp, crab, and scallop seafood gumbo.

Smoked/grilled Red Snapper topped with lump crab.

Boiled Shrimp.

Fried Grouper

Red Snapper topped with scallops with Smoked sausage Red beans and rice.

Smoked ham.

Smoked Boudin

"Looper Style" Thanksgiving! With the crews aboard American Pie, Kristin Says, One Port At A Time, Lydia, and other great boaters!

...but the Courtyard was closed.

At port.

We made the AGLCA Facebook page!

Charlie's having caramel in Carrabelle!

World's Smallest Police Station.

I am riding this on our flybridge. (Stock photo). It's fold-able!

Who knew?!

The World's Smallest Police Station:

http://floridatraveler.com/worlds-smallest-police-station/

Carrabelle, Florida

We traveled 79.2 NM today under perfect weather conditions for a cruise!  We saw more sunken ships along this stretch than we have seen in all of 3,761 NM we've traveled thus far! We are now on Eastern Time Zone! Many Loopers here waiting on the weather window to cross (Island Office, Sadie Too, American Pie, Yachta Dreamin, Gemini). We are docked at The Moorings of Carrabelle marina.

We haven't seen a swing bridge in a while.

Apalachicola, Florida

Thank you Jennifer, aboard Yachta Dreamin, for these photos of us underway!

I love, Love, LOVE, local Shrimpers!!! Fresh shrimp off their boats for $4/lb makes this Cajun girl very, VERY happy!!!! Charlie is NOT complaining about all the shrimp I'm serving up!

Good job Charlie!

Pelican's and Dolphins welcomed us!

Carrabelle, Florida

At port.

Docktails with new Loopers and others we've met many miles back along the Loop. Great meeting Jennifer, and her beautiful family, who is another Facebook Live Aboard connection!!!