Port St. Joe to Apalachicola, FL
January 6, 2023: I rejoin the Intracoastal Waterway and head to Apalachicola to meet up with my first buddy boat friends.
Panama City to Port St. Joe, FL
January 5, 2023: I make a detour off the Gulf ICW to visit a marina rebuilt after Hurricane Michael.
At Panama City, FL
January 2-5, 2023: I spend a few days at a funky marina where I get to relax, wait out a storm, walk around a historic downtown, and fly my drone.
Santa Rosa Beach to Panama City, FL
January 2, 2023: More fog (of course), a very boring trip down a long canal, a talkative tow driver, and a refueling stop -- with shipwrecks all along the way.
Shalimar to Santa Rosa Beach, FL
January 1, 2023: I head out late, in the fog, on a short cruise to another anchorage.
At Shalimar, FL
December 29, 2022 to January 1, 2023: I spend three nights at Two Georges Marina, waiting out some weather.
Pensacola Beach to Shalimar, FL
December 29, 2022: I battle headwinds and choppy water before settling down to a smooth cruise in the Gulf ICW.
Orange Beach, AL to Pensacola Beach, FL
December 28: I leave The Wharf Marina and head east to my first solo anchorage.
Recipe: Swamp Soup
My version of Hermine Brady Green's recipe shared with me by Sean the Fairhope City Docks dockmaster.
At the Wharf
December 21-28, 2022: I spend seven nights in Orange Beach, AL, discover the truth about Zip the mechanic, make swamp soup, and have Christmas dinner with the Brits in the sailboat next door.