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.
Fairhope to Orange Beach, AL
December 21, 2022: I start "Phase 3" of my trip with a solo cruise down Mobile Bay and into the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.