Day 22 – Beautiful BeachThe Boat Marina & BoatyardWe rented a car this morning and ran a few earns. Stan had things he needed to get from West Marine and Lowes, and we needed a few groceries so we went to Wal-Mart. They seem to have b…
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Mar. 27 – Fort Walton Beach, FL
Day 21 – Back on the WaterThe Boat Marina & Boat YardBack on the water, we had fun in Pensacola. The Palafox Marina gave us a great price on our stay. They only charged us $1.00 a foot per day and then gave us the third night free.&nb…
Mar 26 – Pensacola, FL
Day 20 – Just Hanging OutPalafox Pier & Yacht Harbour MarinaWe just took it easy this morning, then walked down the street to the Port City Market. Its a little farmers market they have on Saturday mornings. We bought a few things and…
Mar 25 – Pensacola, FL
Day 19 – National Naval Aviation MuseumPalafox Pier & Yacht Harbour MarinaWe took the public bus to the National Naval Aviation Museum this morning. Not having a car means finding new ways to get around…we really don’t mind riding buses…
Mar. 24 – Pensacola, FL
Day 18 – Laundry and Blue WaterPalafox Pier & Yacht Harbour MarinaWe are here… in Florida and the water is an emerald green. Very pretty, I don’t think my pictures will actually show what the water looks like. We had a short day o…
Mar. 23 – Josephine, AL
Day 17 – Pirate’s CoveRoberts Bayou – AnchorageThe wind picked up last night and we spent the night rocking quite a bit…so we got up and headed out pretty early. We wanted to get across Mobile Bay before it got too rough. The ride w…
Mar. 22 – Greetings from Alabama
Day 16 – Dauphin Island, ALWest end of Dauphin Island – AnchorageWe left our cute little town this morning and headed for Alabama. We only went 35 miles today. We are anchored out on the end of Dauphin Island, which is a barrier island …
Mar. 21 – Shopping, Relaxing, and Visiting
Day 15 – Ocean Springs, MSOcean Springs Small Craft HarborWhen you start cruising you begin to find out it’s a small world. We had a visit this morning from Tom McIlwain, a friend of Lanny’s, our dock mate from home. While talking to hi…
Mar. 20 – Wonderful Little Town
Day 14 – Ocean Springs, MSOcean Springs Small Craft HarborWe stayed in Ocean Springs today…we may stay here forever! It’s a nice little town that reminds me of Carmel, CA. Cute little shops, lots of small restaurants, nice houses, bea…
Mar. 19 – Greetings from Mississippi
Day 13 – Ocean Springs, MSOcean Springs Small Craft HarborWe were joined in our anchorage last night by two sailboats. One was the Peregrin that we have been traveling with the last four days. We waited until 9:00 before we lifted the anchor, and…
