Pensacola FL Sailing Blog - sailingnightwatch

After the show on Saturday we anchored at Redfish Point and the wind picked up about 3 A.M.  That is about the 3rd time in a row that we anchored there and the wind has blown like mad in the middle of the night.  Got up 3 time to check the anchor and all was well.

 We wanted to get an early start on Sunday because we wanted to go to the Warf Marina and eat at one of the restaurants call Jenny Lane.   This was directly down wind through some of the narrower parts of the ICW, so we motored.  Between the wind and the tides, we made unbelievable good time and stopped at Ingram Bayou and took showers and got cleaned up before moving on to the Warf.

 I have this wife that always thinks that no matter what we order at a restaurant, mine is better.  I am a picky eater, and normally order only what I know I like.  My beloved on the other hand believes going out is a time to experiment with something new.  This time we ordered the same thing.  The same that I had last time because it was very good.  She had built this meal up to the point that God as chef would have had a hard time meeting her expectations.  She was “somewhat disappointed”.  I am sorry it was excellent.

 After the late lunch we went to the Fishtail restaurant, which is a open beach type restaurant right above the fuel pier, for Bushwackers.  Also excellent.  Took them back to the boat and sat in the cockpit enjoying.

 We then returned to Ingram Bayou and to my shock found it almost to crowded to anchor.  There were 8 or 9 boats already anchored and all in the middle of a narrow channel.  If I did not know the area better, I would not have maneuvered into an area large enough for us.  It is that time of year when the snowbirds are migrating to south Florida.  Word is out on this pristine anchorage. 

 We understand the bayou is owned by one family and they have not developed it.  It is like a wildlife preserve.  Rumors say that the family will develop the land and that will be a shame.  I can understand the family and it is their right and someday it will be condos.  Therefore when we go there we always are thankful it is still untouched.