APALACHICOLA - CHRISTMAS SEASON KICK-OFF

Friday, November 28th, 2014

Day 116
Miles Traveled: 0
Total Miles Traveled: 2287


  It was a beautiful cool, but sunny, day. We walked around this neat town for one last day.  We stopped by Piggly Wiggly, know as "The Pig" by locals, for further provisions for the Gulf Crossing planned for tomorrow evening.  Our menu was now complete. In order of consumption as the overnight crossing progresses:
               Chicken pasta salad
               Deli meat sandwiches
               Apples and grapes
               Granola Bars
               Cheese and crackers
               Potato chips and Fritos
               Fig Newtons
               Double Chocolate Oreos
               Chocolate candy bars
               5 hr. Energy Drinks

  
  Now that Thanksgiving was over, it was time to get into the Christmas spirit.  We bought a cute kitchen towel with a garland anchor on the front.  This is the first Christmas decoration we have put out.  Usually we would have started with the Christmas tree, but, with the upcoming Gulf crossing it would not have survived.  The table tree that Dan's son and family bought for us is going to have to wait until we get to the western shores of Florida. 

First Christmas decoration

  Santa made his first appearance for the holiday season aboard a shrimp boat right here in Apalachicola.  The local children were all very excited to see him.  Christmas music was playing and there was a lot of cheering when he showed up.

Santa arriving on a shrimping boat

Santa and his helpers on the bow of the boat

  That evening the town lit up the downtown with lights on the palm trees and decorations on the lamp posts.  The nautical Christmas tree was even lit up. 

Christmas tree