Day 51

Today we left the anchorage at 7:30 to try and get half way to Panama City. We are traveling slower since we left the river (lost about 3 mph), so we are unable to travel as far during the daylight hours… As usual, Tabbie was up long enough to help pull up the anchor, and then off to bed again! Grant enjoyed a beautiful morning watching dolphins and the pelicans feed on fish. Grant finally had enough and woke Tabbie up at 10:00, and trust me it wasn’t easy!! The entire day was beautiful, and Grant decided to celebrate the warm weather with shorts and no shirt! (see pic).

Along the way we passed through Pensacola, Navarre Beach, and Fort Walton. It was amazing to see the number of high-rise condominiums that were both already there, and the number that was currently under construction! Maybe there is a job around here for Grant in development…

Sea Angel and River Arc had left about an hour earlier than us, but we eventually caught up to them and found out they were nearly at their destination, so I guess we won’t be seeing them anymore… We bid them farewell, and kept moving to the next anchorage spot. We arrived early (3:30), and decided on an early dinner of steak and potatoes – Grant’s favorite! After a game of scrabble, Grant went on to fix a few things small items on the boat, and Tabbie worked at finishing her Christmas cards.