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Tarpon Springs is a neat little Greek sponge fishing settlement here in Florida.  Without getting into too much history, when sponges were discovered in the Gulf of Mexico, many Greek sponge divers settled in Tarpon Springs to harvest the sponges…

Clearwater, Florida…. now this is what I expected.   Not so much the wind but the fine white sand and a beautiful beach.  On my first day here, Saturday, Linda needed the day off to recover from the stress of the crossing, so I wander…

Linda was really worried about the crossing but now it is behind us and will be another memory of our travels. We were up at 5 AM but it was no big deal because we had both been awake for a couple of hours and tossing and turning the rest of the night….

I just want to allow everyone to share in our angst tonight and tomorrow. There looks to be a 24 hour window opening on Friday for a comfortable crossing of the Gulf. Linda and I have changed our minds a few times this week on how to do the crossing, w…

While waiting for a weather window Linda and I joined Brenda and The Old Grouch for a day of golf at the Port St Joe Country Club.  It was not the most immaculately maintained course that I have played on but it was a nice layout and great fu…

(Tuesday Nov. 23 – Dist: 49.6 mi; Avg Speed: 8.7 mph; TTT: 6:20 hrs; Fog Delay: 2:50 hrs)

After a 2 hour fog delay we left the marina and passed this American Bald Eagle sitting just a few yards away on the private channel marker.  The marin…

(Sunday Nov. 21 – Dist: 65.0 mi; Avg Speed: 10.6 mph; TTT: 6:00 hrs)

Dolphins are becoming regular guests on our travels.  We saw our first one a couple of days ago, but this one and his partner stayed with for at least 15 minutes playing in the …

(Sat. Nov. 20 – Dist: 67.3 mi; Avg Speed: 9.4 mph; TTT: 7:30 hrs)


Alabama – Florida Border
We made it; Linda and I took our boat all the way to Florida.  Who would have thought?? 
It was a pleasant enough trip across the GICW with not …

I guess that once you have completed the Loop you do crazy things. 
Mark here is modeling the bra that Susan and Linda were going to hang in the ultimate dive, Flora-bama.  Linda had read about this place in one of the guide books so we deci…

(Wed. Nov. 17 – Dist: 49.1 mi; Avg Speed: 9.6 mph; TTT: 6:30 hrs)

Lulu’s was our first stop on the GICW.  If you don’t know this is Jimmy Buffet’s sister’s place.  Everybody said don’t waste your time stopping there but we are glad we did.&n…