Port St. Joe to Apalachicola

Wednesday morning, we walked up to Piggly Wiggly (Love that name) and CVS for some supplies.  Leaving Port St. Joe, we headed back up the Gulf County Canal to the Intracoastal Waterway to continue our trip south - destination Apalachicola (pronounce that?). This section of the intracoastal waterway was much more interesting with lots of hurricane debris, fisherman and cypress trees.

The hard part was that, as we entered the Apalachicola River, the winds picked up into a small craft advisory - Winds up to 23 miles an hour.  Good thing Cady Girl is so stable!  

We, I should say Don, docked at SCIPIO Creek Marina despite the winds.  The marina is a wee bit inland, so that should make for a smoother, quieter night.  It is still windy, however!

We walked the town where I learned a horticultural lesson I thought I would share for my gardening friends:  The Sago Palm (see picture below) is not a palm at all, but rather a cycad.  Cycads are a group of plants that have evolved since the days of dinosaurs. The cycad has either male or female productive cones.  When male and female plants grow together in a cluster as in the picture, pollination is a simple matter.  It is not unusual for cycads to live for hundreds of years.

Nest up, we went to "Up the Creek Raw Bar" for an early dinner.  Don had oysters, I did not! Met a Looper from Michigan who is headed the same direction we are, but they are probably going to wait for better weather - less wind.

So, say your prayers for good weather in the Gulf Coast of Florida!

Cypress Tree in the waterway

The Sago Palm

Shrimp boat named Miss Martha




    







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