Departure time is 0548 to make as much use of the daylight as possible today. Sandy and Robin will drive to Pensacola, FL to wait for our arrival there. We head out the Biloxi Ship Channel and back into the GIWW. Up go the mainsails on both vessels, but not really any wind to help push us along. By mid-morning we have crossed into Alabama.As we pass Dauphin Island off our starboard side, we notice the middle section is now underwater due to Hurricane Katrina (2005). Once we pass under the island's fixed bridge, we are in shallow Mobile Bay. The current and wind are moving in the same direction, so we only have small chop as we cross it's 23 mile width.
The scenery really changes once we leave Mobile Bay and enter Portage Creek. Cypress trees return to the banks and the water is clear but brown due to the tannic acid. This is the start of the GIWW where you can explore and gunkhole.
Our stop for the night is the marina right next to Lulu's restaurant (she is Jimmy Buffet's sister). Robin and Sandy make the 30 min drive over from Pensacola for drinks and dinner at Lulu's.
