ORANGE BEACH to FT. WALTON BEACH Free Dock / Saturday, November 5 (Day 288)

Admiral's Log:   8:25 am, 11/5/16
                       Air Temp:   68     Water Temp:   73
                      Winds:   4 mph
                      Speed:   10 mph

We started out with a little choppy seas, but nothing we could not handle. As we passed Ono Island, we think we passed the house of the previous owners of Rowe Boat.

Rowe Boat previous home.

Pensacola Lighthouse

Fellow Looper Diva Di from Anna Maria Island

No sure what this was but cool looking.

Eventually the seas settled, the sun came out and we listened to the Auburn Football on satellite radio. 

Crazy back yard!

Not sure if this Osprey was from the Naval Air Station or Eglin Air Force Base

Dolphins love our wake. Never get tired of seeing them.
But I'm not happy being back in salt water, missing fresh water.

Great boat name, haha!

We arrived at the Ft. Walton Free Dock at 3pm. But we were not sure where we could tie up. There were 6 slips and a long dock. Luckily there was another boater there and he told us the slips were probably too shallow for us but should be good on the long dock, which worked out fine. 

A little later The Bar B from Delaware, tied up in front of us. They are in a Nova Scotia which is the same boat as Near Miss. There were only 8 of those boats built, so kind of rare that we would see 2 of the 8. 

The free dock is part of a city park. Which was actually quite entertaining. It was like a 3 ring circus. On the left side of the park was a big tent with a wedding. On the right side several high school kids were getting pictures taken before a Homecoming Dance (I'm guessing). The middle ring of the park was the most entertaining. There were about 20 young people; late teens and 20's playing some crazy celtic games. We called it Braveheart games. 

Ring number 1, the Wedding.

Ring number 3, the Homecoming Photos

And in the Center Ring, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Larpers!

We later Googled it, and seems it this activity is called Larping; live action role playing games. Some were dressed in kilts and had plastic and cardboard swords and shields. They would line up in 2 lines, facing each other and run at each other with their swords and shields. It was hilarious! Like I said, very entertaining.

The free dock was not near town so we cooked burgers and dogs on our grill at watched the Alabama/LSU game.

Gorgeous sunset, right?!