Great Loop II Date: 11/03/2014
Day # 94(Monday): 67 miles (2505 total miles)
Locks: 0 (25 total locks)
Port #42: Panama City, FL
Marina: Panama City Marina
Before we left Orange Beach, I had posted our next itinerary on Facebook. Our youngest nephew, Chris, saw the post and messaged Todd. He and his sweet wife were ‘workationing’ in Panama City Beach and wondered if we’d be nearby. We made plans to meet them at Panama City Marina.
We were underway at sunrise. Most of our travel was through large bays and narrow canals that form the GIWW in the Panhandle region of Florida. Dolphins played in our wake and dove under OB.
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| There's always work to be done...desalting the windows (with a RHB bucket!). |
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| Of course there were working tows and barges to address. We had to lay back for this one so we could pass on the 'one'. |
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| Terry Ann catching up and following us. |
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| Grand Canyon of the GIWW. |
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| Evidence that four wheelers play out here on the weekends. We saw these tracks before. It almost looked like snowmobile tracks in the snow before. It was more 'muddy' looking this time. |
We arrived at Panama City Marina mid-afternoon, gave OB a good drink of diesel fuel and settled into our dock. Chris and Leigh arrived, we toured OB and explained the navigation of our adventure, and sat on the bridge for another beautiful Florida sunset. Chris drove us to a good casual restaurant not far from the marina in downtown Panama City where we enjoyed good food and lots of great conversation. We’ve been fortunate throughout this trip to cross paths with family and friends.
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| Chris and Leigh Russell visit OB. |
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| Sunset as we sat on OB's bridge. |
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