As the night wore on the fleet of boats crossing seem to thin out as some headed to Tarpon Springs while others to Clearwater. We could however see the navigation lights far ahead and far to the right of us during the night. When first light broke and we were all awake after the night crossing. We were presented with an amazing sunrise. Since we were taking 4 hours shifts, nobody felt tired after the crossing.
Now we were into another challenge as we approached Clearwater. The plan is to be about 20 miles out at about 10:00 am so the light is well above the horizon. The reason for this is the numerous crab pots that are set out in the Gulf this close to shore. Mark drove as the rest of us spotted and pointed out the numerous tiny little floats they have on these pots. The idea is to not run over any as they can instantly foul your running gear, and I am sure the crabbers would not be to happy about losing their pots either.
We arrived at the Clearwater Beach Municipal Marina where we plan to stay for a couple of days before continuing south.
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