Carrabelle has a unique breakfast opportunity at the IGA across the street from C Quarters Marina. They sell breakfast by the pound. Paul, Fred, John, Norm, Sue,and Yvette all took advantage of this oddity. They said it was good too.
We thought Thursday was a long day. The report was that the weather window would be from noon on Friday until noon on Saturday, with no other good days to cross in the near future. So, we left Carrabelle at noon on Friday. We cruised with Runaround Sue and Trusty III all night. We came into protected waters at Tampa Bay around 11:30 A.M. and reached Marine Max in Venice at 4:30 P.M. Saturday. We cruised 250 statute miles in 28 1/2 hours straight. Paul and Patty met us on Wednesday at Panama City. Friday we took turns doing 3 hour shifts throughout the night ( Paul and Patty for three hours, then John and me for three hours, etc.) We ate and talked and laughed and ate some more. It was wonderful spending that time with them. We hope they enjoyed the experience as much as we did.
Once we got to Marine Max, they informed us that tonight is their Christmas Boat Parade. There were 41 boats entered in the parade and it ended here at this harbor. The boats were awesome. I tried to take pictures, but they didn't turn out with a flash or without one. So, I'm sorry that there aren't any pictures of the wonderfully lit boats. If we travel again tomorrow, it will be a short day as we are all very tired.
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Thank you for staying with us. I am glad you had the opportunity to witness our annual boat parade. We would love to have you come down a few days earlier next year so you can enter the parade with your boat.
Have a wonderful winter and we will see you on the water.
Tim
"Maximizing your Enjoyment on the Water"
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