TRYING to Shanghai someone

I spent yesterday trying to find a sailor to join me for the crossing to Clearwater Fl.  It's proving more of a challenge than i had anticipated.  Similar to buying parts, this little town of 2,000 does not have much in the way of resources.  Lots of rain, oysters, shrimp, tourists, fishermen - who fly too close to my boat - but not much in the way of sailing supplies.  I am afraid, it's going to turn me into a more villainous Pirate than i wanted.  It might require that i shanghai someone?

I met a 'local' guy, father of a local guy, who actually lives in Tallahassee.  He drove all the way down here to Apalach yesterday to meet me and say 'that he didnt want to go.'  (funny)  I am networking and meeting more and more locals and getting some word of mouth started.  Something will turn up.

Why?  My insurance covers me as a single sailor, but only in daylight hours, within 50 miles of shore.  This passage will have some night hours, ergo the second sailor required.  So i went to shore and Met Mike age 73 from Tallahassee.  Today i'm going to go meet some more folks and keep beating the bushes.    

note the blackbirds leaving their roost at sunrise to go out and do bird things.

Butterflies fly through here on their way to Mexico.  It's a little early in the season.  

(i might see the entire migration the way things are going?)

While waiting on Mike to drive down from Tallahassee i visited the 'old graveyard'.  *note: i met a local guy sitting on a tombstone in the shade.  (smart) he said he came there to catch a breeze and work.  He was drawing on an Oyster shell and offered it to me for $2.  "but first i have to finish coloring it in" he says.  So i let him finalize his artwork and bought it.  (should have shanghaied him!)

And then more fishing!

 note: they had poles, spear guns and tanks.  said they did both (till sharks came)

 note; Mike had 2 kayaks on his car.

I hope YOU have a full boat for your passage!      -Capn Skip