Before leaving Port St Joe, Linda made a big pot of yummy Fiesta Chili for the Gulf crossing.
Maurice & Renee, aboard Marie-Sophie, followed us from Port St Joe for the 7 hour trip to East Pass.
Soon after crossing Lake Wimico, we spotted these eagles in the trees along the shore.
Two more Looper boats were waiting to join us as we passed by Apalachicola;
Bar-B and Seven-Tenths.
Looking back at our four-ship armada as we head east across Apalachicola Bay.
Spiritus leading the armada across the bay.
Cormorant meeting at Marker 8!
The Captain takes a Scotcharoo break!
As we approach East Pass, more Loopers come out from Carrabelle and Dog Island in order to make the 3:30 rendezvous time at marker R2. A total of 17 boats crossed the Gulf with us this night.
Not too many boaters get to have an unobstructed view of the sun setting "into" the Gulf.
And not too many get to see an unobstructed view of the sun rising "out" of the Gulf!
Thirty miles from Anclote Key's marker R4, our friends come to greet us.
The Honeymoon Island bridge is a welcomed landmark after our 28 hour journey.
Through the bridge, a hard turn to port, and 200 yards to our winter "home" at Marker 1 Marina in Dunedin, Florida.
I never said filling the fuel tanks was pretty!
This green heron decided to make our port bow line his perch about 2 minutes after we tied up!
As long as he's not pooping on the deck of Spiritus, I don't care where he sits!
As long as he's not pooping on the deck of Spiritus, I don't care where he sits!
Time to take a breather after getting Spiritus safely settled in her slip at Marker 1 Marina.
I guess we can live with this same old flybridge view of the sunset for the rest of 2016!
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