Towards Savannah

October 1991

While waiting for parts to arrive, I decided to go for a walk. Since I was kind of in the middle of nowhere, I really didn't quite know where to walk to and I was feeling a little low waiting for parts to arrive.

But the facilities had a pay per use bathtub and I figured I'd invest $2.00 and soak my worries away.

After a long, relaxing bath, I found out my parts arrived and I spent the rest of the afternoon replacing my water pump and turned in for an early start.

It was easy to tell I had changed environments. There were alligators or crocodiles resting along the shorebanks now, and turtles out sunning themselves on logs. This was the most realxing days I had had to date. There were eagles flying overhead and I was cruising down the intracoastal waterway, auto pilot set and wandering around the topsides, watching the goings on.

Around sunset, I dropped anchor for a nice relaxing evening tucked into the edge of the marshes just outside of Harbour River.

The next morning while lifting anchor, six or seven dolphins popped their heads up and seemed to follow me for hours in the morning.