I didn’t know that Tarpon Springs was a Greek town until I noticed the name “Nikolaos” on some of the fishing boats docked alongside the main street of town as we came into the harbor. One of our grandsons in named Nikolaos.
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Carabelle to Tarpon Springs (Crossing Gulf of Mexico)
Ready to cross the Gulf of Mexico after checking the weather again & again & getting the blessing of the dock master at Carabelle, we brought up the rear of 5 boats – Merried With Her, Scoperta, Empty Pockets & Genessee Dawn – that le…
Apalachicola to Carabelle, FL
It feels so much better today with the sun out – like Florida is suppose to be! In touch with John & Barbara on Scoperta and Jim & Kathy on Merried With Her who are both already in Carabelle waiting to cross the Gulf. …
Panama City to Apalachicola, FL
Carl & Ricki left before us around 8 headed for Port St. Joe since they won a free month’s stay at the marina there & they’re going to leave Quest there for the holidays. It’s really cold today because there’s no sun. Cap’t Greg has…
Ft. Walton Beach to Panama City, FL
Not quite as cold today because the winds have stopped. 47ยบ on flybridge @ 8:30 as we left Ft. Walton Beach.
Passed a heron standing on one leg. Reminded me of fellow Looper, Tom Conrad’s weather muse that says – if you see …
Pensacola to Ft. Walton Beach, FL
Needed a day to recoup before heading out & because of the winds we took 2 days. Left Pensacola this morning in the cold and the wind. We knew we would be less than an hour out in Pensacola Bay where if we were going to get beat up beca…
Off The Boat
Rented a car Nov. 13 & drove 7 hrs. to Daytona to drop off our baby, Beaner, at Greg’s Mom for our flight out to AZ next week. We had an absolutely wonderful time in AZ celebrating our granddaughter’s 2nd birthday plus Thanksgiving. Now…
Pensacola, FL
We were lucky enough to attend the Pensacola Homecoming Air Show thanks to Pete & Anna on Blue Yonder who had a couple of extra tickets. I knew the Blue Angels were performing but didn’t expect all the added entertainment. . …
Fairhope AL
Fairhope is a utopian community started in 1894 with 28 men, women & children who were interested in building a community based on cooperative individualism. Over 250 utopian communities were formed in the late 19th & early 20th cen…
Big Bayou Canot, AL to Fairhope, AL
Coming out of the anchorage back into the Mobile River.
Work is being done on the “1/4 Mile Bridge” this morning. I love to get people to wave to me when I’m behind the camera.
We’re starting to fall apart – our coffee maker only w…
