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Today we left Panama City at 6:00 A.M. in clear, cool, 48 degree weather with light winds. We planned on going 90 miles before stopping for the day in Carrabelle. After crossing Pensacola Bay, Lake Wimico, Appalachicola Bay, and St. George Sound, we…

December already! Yesterday after the chores were finished, John and I began our Christmas shopping at the ship store. Now I have to stay away from there or I’ll spend LOTS more money than I really want to part with. They have really cool unusual it…

The prediction was 70% chance of rain, high in the 60s, and winds 12 mph for today. We left Fort Walton Beach at our customary 6:30 and headed for Panama City. We had 3 to 6 foot waves in the Choctawhatchee Bay and had to make certain everything was se…

Friday was spent doing chores. We had Happy Hour on “Trusty III” and were treated to a viewing of a video of Claude and Yvette’s first trip around the loop. We all brought our Thanksgiving dinners (we had bought a turkey breast not knowing we would …

Well, we had a change of plans. Instead of leaving this morning, we decided to stay here and have our Thanksgiving dinner. Byron and Donna who both work at the marina and live across the street, invited all of us on the dock to their house for “lunch…

This morning we had fog again and did not leave the harbor until 8:00 A.M. We cruised across Mobile Bay and into the ICW (Inter Coastal Waterway). We stopped at Orange Beach Marina in Orange Beach, Alabama, only about 8 miles from Pensacola, FL. It …

We have not had Internet or cell service for a couple of days. So, it’s time to catch up.Saturday morning we left Demopolis Yacht Basin a little earlier than planned. We were up at our usual 5:30 and about 15 minutes later, we heard a boat from Demopol…

Yesterday we cruised from Columbus Marina to an anchorage called Tombigbee Ox Bow just below the Howell Heflin Lock. We passed through four locks John Stennis, Glover Montgomery, Amory, and Howell Heflin. Whew! Dropping from one level to the next is…

We left Midway Marina this morning at 6:40 A.M. in the fog. Thank goodness for radar. We didn’t have far to go to the first lock and by the time we pulled out of the lock, the fog was considerably less. From that poin t on, the day kept getting bett…

We left Joe Wheeler State Park yesterday morning at 6:30 A.M. It was cold, cloudy, and drizzling off and on. We went 71 miles, passed through 2 locks, and arrived at Grand Harbor around 2:30 P.M. After getting settled in, Norm and Sue, and John and I b…