My Great Loop Adventure | Captaining Do It Now

Apalachicola to Carrabelle, FL

January 7, 2023: After a productive morning, I follow a buddy boat to Carrabelle, drift around for 30 minutes waiting for cheap fuel, back into a rickety marina slip, and squeeze into the back seat of a Camaro convertible with two other full-sized adults.

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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.

March 13, 2023Captaining Do It Now, Travelogue4 Comments

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.

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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.

March 10, 2023Captaining Do It Now, Travelogue2 Comments

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.

March 8, 2023Captaining Do It Now, Travelogue1 Comment

Shalimar to Santa Rosa Beach, FL

January 1, 2023: I head out late, in the fog, on a short cruise to another anchorage.

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At Shalimar, FL

December 29, 2022 to January 1, 2023: I spend three nights at Two Georges Marina, waiting out some weather.

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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.

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Orange Beach, AL to Pensacola Beach, FL

December 28: I leave The Wharf Marina and head east to my first solo anchorage.

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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.

February 28, 2023Captaining Do It Now, Travelogue4 Comments