When I arrived in mid May for the last trip of the season, the hope was to get a few last dives in before closing up the house and driving back north. It appeared the weather was not going to cooperate, as winds were predicted to climb to small craft warning levels the next day. So Ed Ranson and I quickly geared up when we got to the house at 3:00 and headed out to Molasses Reef - him to snorkel, me to dive. We also got out the next morning early and returned just as the winds built up to 20 knots. I did manage to shoot some decent video you can view below with the YouTube link.
After getting the boat prepared and moved to the marina for summer storage we put the hurricane shutters in place, packed up, closed up the house and headed out on a road trip back to MN. Ed wanted to head a bit westerly, so after some kayaking in Silver Springs in central Fl we went to the mountains in Alabama, the Space Center in Huntsville then Jack Daniels in Lynchberg TN. Then on to Memphis to visit Graceland and then Hannibal MO to visit the home of Mark Twain. We arrived safely back in Park Rapids on May 25th.