We departed Dunedin at 11:00 am and were delighted to find flat seas, just as forecasted.
Dolphin rode our bow wake and entertained us for a long time.
The Gulf of Mexico was a vivid turquoise color and reminded us of the islands!
The First Mate was thrilled to have a perfect weather window for our gulf crossing.
The Captain missed his opportunity to video her doing her happy dance!
When we were about 40 miles offshore, this friendly feathered friend hitched a ride on Spiritus.
She was extremely tame, making herself right at home!
In fact, she joined us for our appetizers at Happy Hour!
Sugar snap peas appeared to be her favorite, so we named our new shipmate "Snappy".
She tried to take over the helm but needed training using the chart plotter.
Our sunset toast to an amazing first 9 hours of smooth cruising.
Snappy was underage so she could not partake.
The next morning, a distant fogbank took on the appearance of a mountain range.
As the fog bank lifted, we enjoyed a magnificent sunrise.
After 22 hours, we entered the Carrabelle River, heading toward C-Quarters Marina.
The rocking chairs on the porch of C-Quarters were calling our names!
It didn't take long for us to secure Spiritus and just relax!
We opened the champagne that our Looper friends gave us and celebrated a drama-free crossing.
Truly our FAVORITE Gulf crossing to date!!
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