The weather conditions for past four days have been partly cloudy skies with brisk head winds and strong currents making our progress slow, albeit steady. The electric propulsion system has performed superbly for the conditions. During the past few days we have traversed through very choppy waters in large bayous and bays with one small stretch in a canal where the water was calm. Today is going to be a lazy day of laundry, cleaning chores and sit tight to wait for clear skies. We are anchored next to Saint Andrews Marina with laundry, showers, and a ship store.
Brisk headwinds and strong currents don't faze Capt. Carter and seaman apprentice, Radar.
April 6th - We anchored in a nice little bight on the outskirts of Eglin AFB.
Carter has been pretty good at finding nice quiet spots to anchor out each night.
April 8th - This was a very nice water front neighborhood with nice boats parked in the back yards!
We found a sweet spot in front of the only patch of land in the whole bayou that didn't have a house the size of the Taj Mahal on it and no sooner than we dropped anchor, there was the law coming out of the woods. Considering all the megabucks we passed on the way in we thought for sure we were about to get run off. But quite the contrary we recieved a warm welcome from Deputy Sheriff Tim who was just very interested in our solar boat and tracked us down to ask questions about it. Super nice guy. Told us there was no problem if we wanted to come ashore and that there was a Wal-Mart within walking distance.
Thanks Tim, we really appreciated that.
April 9th - Taking a moment to sit, relax and enjoy NO WIND!
With calm conditions, Carter continued some of his work and Radar took a nap on the deck.
Someone else was happy to be in this ditch too!
We pulled over in a wide spot to spend the night.
April 10th - We arrived in Panama City and anchored beside the city marina just in time to enjoy a beautiful sunset.
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