Sunday 3/20 It is time to move Duchess to Florida so we rented a car and drove the 600 miles to Mobile.
Duchess was in great shape so we unloaded the car and when out to eat at a great restaurant on the Bay.
Monday 3/21 Returned rental car and clean inside and outside of boat and to bed early. Weather perfect!
Tuesday 3/22 Cloudy with a light fog 70 degrees. Put in 150 gal of fuel @3.84 gal OUCH! But the owner gave us a .20 a gal break on the price. YEA!
We head out at 8:50 and arr at Ingram Bayou, Orange Beach, Al at 3:00. Winds up to 20k but waves not too bad. 44 miles
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Wed 3/23 Sunny 74 degrees South wind 10 to 15k.
lv at 9:10 anchor at Navarre Beach in Pensacola at 3:30. 43 miles
Thur 3/24 Sunny 75 degrees South wind 10 to 15k lv @8:30 anchor at Choctawhatchee Bridge 2:45
very windy all nite and wind switched to WNW (2 sailboats at anchor with us) 43 miles
Fri 3/25 Overcast wind gust up to 20k Lv @ 8:00 anchor Pear Bayou, Panama City at2:20.
very nice anchorage just off Air Force rec area. watched Air Force Jets
perform. 9 boats in anchorage for the nite. 45 miles
Sat 3/26 Cloudy 71 degrees SW wind up to 20K lv @ 7:10 anchor in Saul Creek @ 3:50 about 5 miles North of Apalachicola. 50 miles
Saul Creek- Bob tying up to a tree
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3/28 calm overcast 70 degrees lv @ 8:45 arr Carrabelle 2:10 at Moorings Marina 33 miles
Forecasting bad weather for the next few days so do not know how long we will be here.
We are traveling all alone. The few boats we have passed have been going West.
