12/4/14: Panama City, Florida – Apalachicola, Florida – 56NM. We left Panama City early this morning headed to Apalachicola. We will stay there until Saturday morning when we will head out for our Gulf crossing to Clearwater. We anticipate crossing with 3 other Looper boats: Endeavor, Akasha, & Pura Vida.

11/29/14: Ft. Walton Beach, Fl – Panama City, Florida – 55 NM  - We docked at the St. Andrews Marina which is an excellent protected marina. The staff is excellent.  Upon arrival there was not a Gulf weather window crossing insight.  We rented a car anticipating being in Panama for at least a week. However, the weather being what it is changed providing a crossing window for Saturday 12/6/14 & Sunday 12/7/14.

When we leave we will leave Steve Captain of Miss Hadley behind. He has crossed his wake and is leaving Miss Hadley at the marina while he goes home for the holidays. Steve has traveled with us since we left Baltimore on 6/6/14. We will miss seeing Miss Hadley behind us.

On Wednesday 12/4/14, Ken, Johns (Endeavor) Gulf crossing crew member arrived. Earlier in the day we had purchased fresh shrimp (only $4.00 pound) off a shrimp boat that docked at our marina. We enjoyed a good Shrimp boil for dinner. Yum.

We purchased fresh shrimp right off the boat.

A deal at $4.00 a pound.

Russ and Ken working on the shrimp.

Cooker ready for the Shrimp Boil.

Sooooo Good!

Lets Eat

11/28/14: Orange Beach, Alabama – Ft. Walton Beach, Fl.  – 56NM. Today marked yet another Great Loop milestone, we arrived back in Florida waters. On 4/4/14 we left Florida waters and entered Georgia.  Today we arrived at Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. Since leaving Florida we have traveled approximately 4000 NM / 4603 SM, been out of Florida for 235 days, traveled through 17 States and Canada, and successfully locked through 105 Locks.