JACKIE B III Going Loopy

  Our time in Steinhatchee is best represented by this photo.  We met lots of great Loopers here.  Steinhatchee itself is a quiet place with not much going on.  This may be in part due to the hurricane that went through earlier this year.  The Marina owners bent over backwards to ensure we had a great time here. We left Apalachicola with out new Looper friends, Tim and Brenda on Indigo.  The Gulf was cooperating. Steinhatchee had a great fish cleaning station and the birds absolutely loved it! We stayed here for there days waiting for the weather to once again cooperate.  This gave us ample time to survey the bottom prior to our departure because the low tides were REALLY low. We ended up leaving the dock before the sun was even up. This area is well known for the crab pots, so I perched myself up in the dashboard and kept a look out. The birds for some reason were wanting a free ride.  This pelican nearly made a landing but after four failed atte...

  Panama City will forever be remembered for the tornado coming so close to us. Good thing we purchased matching rain suits to make the dash to the shelter. Getting to Panama City was an uneventful cruise. Unless you count running with dolphins. Although the port of Panama City was surprisingly busy. We enjoyed beautiful sunsets And walks on the beach.  Of course Mike went Kiteboarding. This video we took on the way to the beach. …then the tornado came through. Our marina was thankfully spared but it came oh so close. It sounded like a freight train. These are photos from the resort where our marina was located.  The tornado literally passed within 300 yards of our boat. But we had calm winds the next day so we ventured on to Apalachicola. This place was quite charming.  The shrimp boats were just behind us on the wall. We stayed at a place called the Ice House right in the center of town. There were many shops and we found the brewery where a new favorite beer is br...

  Here we are at the Marina Grill at the Baytowne Marina for what we believe will be a 6 week rest. Along the way we were accompanied by numerous dolphins as we are discovering, they love to surf in our wake. I did not get the best video because the Blue Angles surprised us coming out of formation right above the boat.  I grabbed my camera and caught them making their final approach.  They had been out of town and were just returning to Pensacola Naval Air Station. As soon as we arrived at the marina, Mike rinsed the boat with fresh water given several days with it in the salt air. To our delight, the marina had our golf cart waiting for us at the dock. Unfortunately, it was much colder there than we thought it would be. Some Looper friends, Jaleen and Hunter, from Catniss joined us for one night, but left early for an unexpected weather window to cross the Gulf. For Thanksgiving we took the golf cart to the beach and walked along the gulf to the Surf Hut.  It was co...