Another sunny day , light breezes and cooler weather which makes these days very pleasant on the water .We continued our way round the Florida Gulf Panhandle .Left at 7.30 am after Erica had got fresh croissants at the Innerlight coffee shop on site. As this is mainly a charter fishing boat Marina , these places are open early.
We had a great run and were able to do 15 kts for most of the way. Where were all the fishing boats and small water craft of yesterday? Very little traffic today thankfully .Check out this fishing Dad and son!
The corps of engineers had done a great job cutting channels to link Pensacola with Panama City inbetween the areas such as Choctawhatchee Bay, Fort Walton Beach ( home of the Eglin Air Force Base ) and Destin.
We passed under the Hathaway bridge and the entrance to the Gulf and a Navy lab situated there.
Saw lots more water activity . A naval boat underway ,a guard boat zipping past us light flashing.We had previously just seen two small either military or coast guard style boats practising their maneuvers.
Looked like boys having fun, making circles with their blue lights flashing and chasing each other .
Arrived at fuel dock at 2 pm and were greeted by Rick the handy dock master. Good price here for fuel and soon we were done and checked in. We received a little welcome pack with pen, notepad, key ring and even a popcorn packet, plus the map of the area. Nice touch. Rick then carefully guided us to our transient slip nearby.
Checked with our new friends Lisa and Tom here on Betsy Marie who want to go on to Carrabelle tomorrow and then crossing the big chunk of water over to Dunedin with us. We are both mindful of the hurricane forming in the Carribean and how that might affect our crossing. I would be nice to take it a little slower, but weather conditions are an important factor we need to consider.
Went for a walk in the town , not much open and several shops closed for good. Decided to have dinner on board and enjoy the great organic pork chops we had bought at a farmers market in Illinois .
Saw another beautiful sunset again then time to relax and bed.
Over and Out,
E and G
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