December 6

Barber Marina, Elberta, Alabama

No surprise, our clothes are still damp!  Go figure.

We worked all morning on getting the boat ready for storage.

Kip called an airport shuttle to take us to the Pensacola Airport, and they are picking us up at 1:00 p.m.  

We pumped out the head (toilet), then drove the boat to the loading dock where they pick up the boat and put it on cradle.

Once on the cradle, Kip flushed the salt water out of the engine, air/reverse cycle and dingy motor, unloaded the items we were taking on the plane, loaded the bikes on the back deck,ait for the shuttle to arrive. afetr we were don with the Tug, it gets picked up again with the giant forklifts and put inside the building.

The shuttle driver, Bob, got lost.  He said he would arrive at noon, but he didn't get there until 1:00 p.m., which was no big deal for us.  He wasn't happy.  Bob is an older gentleman, and he was seriously flustered.  He mentioned that Barbers should go out of business because they are dumb, etc.  Yikes.

After a few minutes, Bob lightened up and talked the entire hour to the hotel by the airport (bible stories, jokes, how Barber is loaded , etc.).  Kip was extremely quiet during the ride, as I talked to Bob and responded when it seemed appropriate.  As Kip said, "His kids should probably tell him to quit driving ", because he was all over the road and across lanes, yelling at the other drivers!  

We checked into the hotel and walked a few miles to get supper.  On the way back, we decided to sit by the pool for a while and put our feet in.  It was in the low 70s and was sunny.  Eventually we got books and sat and read until it got dark.

We were in bed early because our flight is at 5:20 a.m.  It feels weird being in a bed and having a tv!  We miss the boat already but are excited to see everyone at home.