Day 191 Exploring the Area by Car

Woke up after a fun night and Gary was ready to go exploring the surrounding coastal towns by car. It was foggy and mild as we drove over the long bridges to East Point and Carrabelle searching for a breakfast place. If you blink, you can miss East Point. Carrabelle is a little bigger. At least it had a couple open cafes. The town is pretty non-existent (pic 1) - makes us appreciate Apalachicola. Found a bar-b-que restaurant that served breakfast. Then we drove to Cape St. George Island over another very long bridge. St. George is more touristy but not any bigger - just longer. The lighthouse greets you upon entering the small town then you have to turn left or right to drive the coast. This lighthouse has been toppled by weather 4 times since 1833 but each time, the citizens rebuild it with materials from the preceding structure. The last time they rebuilt it was in 2005 and this time, they moved it farther inland for its own protection. We could see the surf crashing on the beach between stilt houses. The Gulf is angry and we will not be messin' with it for a few more days. Gary went home and Free Bird picked us up in their marina golfcart to go watch football at Boss Oyster Bar. After the game, we went back to their boat and played Catch Phrase. A great diversion on a rainy night. Plan on spending another rainy day here. Hoping by mid-week, we can get to an anchorage past Carrabelle. We will play Weather  Wait and See this week.