After a long trip on the rivers, we finally arrived back in salt water .... Mobile, Alabama!
We cruised the Florida panhandle and crossed the Gulf of Mexico from Nov 2 to Nov 11
Pictures of Mobile
The best peel-n-eat shrimp!
Slight flooding at Dog River Marina
Downtown Mobile, Dauphin Street - Birthplace of Mardi Gras
A view from Dauphins
Drinks at Dauphins with the crews from Aleka and Nautilus
I was in the engine room and a thunderstorm came in.
Luke doesn't like these storms and came to be with me :-)
Yes, he found sticks here too!
We couldn't attend the Messina's annual Halloween party, but Bill, Kim and Luke were
there still! (great job Kim and Ralph!)
Oil rig platform in Gulf
Sand Dollar docked at the famous Flora- Bama bar
Impressive!
Cruise the Gulf Intra-Coastal Waterway
Steve and Luke enjoying some bow time
More pictures of the Gulf Intra-Coastal Waterway
Dolphins!!
Visited the US Naval Air Museum - Home of the Blue Angels
More dolphins!
Luke like snoozing in the empty pool
Perfect cruising weather
Schlitz!
Anchored at Hog Town Bayou
"The Grand Canyon"
And more dolphins!
Luke loves seeing the dolphins
Lighthouse Marina - Panama City
Apalachicola, FL
Last stop along the pan handle before we cross the Gulf.
Apalachicola was one of favorite stops!
Our planned Gulf crossing route - Apalachicola to Clearwater
The weather reports looked good, it was a beautiful sunset.
A perfect beginning to the all night trip
As the night went on the weather deteriorated and the seas picked up.
Luke was not a happy camper
Clearwater, FL.
It took 19 hours to cross the Gulf, we arrived at 5:00 AM.
It was very long and uncomfortable night, but we made it!
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