We left the Palafox Marina in Pensacola mid-morning on Saturday. On our way through the bay, we saw another sea turtle. Sea turtles are so strange to see. First you notice something floating at the surface of the water. You wonder, is that an animal? A piece of trash? As you get closer, you realize it's a sea turtle when it moves. As we approached this one, it was so still I worried it might be dead. But then it popped up its head, took a look at us, and dove down into the water. The turtle was smaller than the two we saw in the Gulf, I would guess about two feet long. It was probably a Loggerhead, though possibly a Green.
Pensacola Bay was a little choppy and we were headed up wind. I did not feel up for taking the sail out, so we motored along. It was a little rolly as we passed the inlet to the Gulf, but fairly smooth after that through the Intracoastal waterway to Ingram Bayou. We encountered lots of motor boats along the ICW and had to deal with their wake. But it was not too bad.
When we got to Ingram Bayou, we didn't go too far in an anchored near its wider mouth. After our run aground at McRee Cove, we are feeling a little skittish about a repeat and were nervous about heading in too far and running into (literally) shallower water. The water was pretty calm where we dropped the anchor, but farther in we would have been protected the wakes rolling in from the ICW farther South. Though we still would have experienced boats and jet skis coming into the Bayou.
Jason, Marguerite, and I took the dinghy and explored a little, going to shore on both banks and getting our feet wet--which helped cool me off. Its been getting warm mid-day and we don't have air conditioning.
We also did a little fishing. When Jason took a turn, he immediately caught two catfish! He was able to pry them off the hooks without getting stung. 
We just let them go. We also put the aerial silks up--a favorite when we are at anchor and have the deck cleared of the dinghy.
As the sun began to set the other boats cleared out of the area and we didn't have to deal with many wakes after that. We were able to hear bird calls from the shore. And frogs when it got dark. But it wasn't all nature sounds. A dolphin tour boat came through near sunset blasting disco music. A couple came through on their motor boat playing Sublime and dancing on the bow. Then at some point after dark while were already tucked up inside, we heard loud music and an engine. The laughter of the young people aboard reminded me of the floating tiki bars in Destin. I got a little concerned they might not see us, so we decided to leave our arch light on so we would be more visible. No collisions thank goodness. Perhaps the most exciting part of the evening was just after dark when we heard a loud sound like a cricket from the forward cabin. The girls and I kind of freaked out, but Jason insisted it was probably a loose speaker wire. We turned off the stereo and the sound stopped. Phew. Then while Jason was showering in the forward head, a huge cricket or grasshopper (I mean, about two or three inches long) started flying around the salon. We freaked out again. We shut our bedroom doors. But Jason was in the shower so we had to handle it ourselves. Then, we lost it. Where could it be? Creepy. Ah ha! Marguerite foudn it hiding behind one of our wall lamps. I remembered the fishing net. We went out and got it, and then Joelle caught the grasshopper in the net and took it outside. Yay Joelle!
On Sunday morning we were pleased to discover that the Easter Bunny had found his way to the boat and left treats for the girls. We suspect he may have had the help of a dolphin or two. After an Easter egg breakfast, we took the dinghy around again with the four of us. The bayou goes back up pretty far and for perhaps the first time, the dinghy engine ran smoothly the whole time as we sped around. So I found the ride more fun than usual.
By this point it was mid-morning and we had plans to go to the Homeport Marina in Gulf Shores. So we packed up and said goodbye to the mostly peaceful Ingram Bayou.