Two years ago when we started our trip, it was cold and
stormy. The panhandle of Florida is a
blur of trying to get from Mobile to Apalachicola in terrible conditions. This time we are traveling in mostly perfect
weather and have at least a week to achieve the goal of being in Apalachicola
in time to pickup a weather window to cross the elbow of Florida by the 15th
of December. We had beautiful
anchorages: Ingram Bayou (Gulf Shores), English Navy Cove (Pensacola)
and Hogtown Bayou (near San Destin)where dolphin play and clownish pelicans practice take off
and landings—the cartoons have it right—I can’t wait to bring Leeton and Holden
back and show them. Palafox Marina in downtown Pensacola where we had great oysters at Shux and rode the bus to the
Naval Air Museum—how awesome to see the Blue
Angels fly by . Then to Panama City Marina where we caught the trolley (city
bus) to Walmart to reprovision. Friday afternoon we find ourselves in Apalachicola which most of the Loopers have vacated the previous week and gone on to southern parts of Florida--the conditions had come together for them to cross. There will be another window later next week most probably--wave and winds have to calm for an extended period--it will take about 18hrs. to cross with limited sighting of land and no cell service--you choose wisely and we will begin the search for a running buddy or 2.
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| Ingram Bayou--if you look carefully you see Gulf Shores in the distance |
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| Infused oysters?! at Fort Walton Beach |
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| Loved the Naval Air Museum |
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| Naval Base from the water |
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| Pensacola has Pelican Art throughout the town |
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| New Naval ship design? |
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| Pilot Fitz at the museum |
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| Spectacular Sunsets--this is at English Navy Cove |
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| Never get tired of the dolphin escort |
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