Monday, January 19, 2015

January 14, 2015 - Niceville to Panama City


We left Niceville around 7:40 am.  Of course, we couldn’t get underway without some issue.  Today it was the inverter.  Two men had worked on the boat for two days getting the inverter installed and working.  We thought everything was okay, but learned differently this morning.  Oh well, it just means we run with the generator until the Keys.  Other than that, it was a great day on the water.  It was a little cool and cloudy this morning but was sunny and a little warmer in the afternoon.  We passed under the Bay Bridge (which leads from Niceville to Destin) and soon after that we were in new waters.  Pretty soon we were across Choctawhatchee Bay and into what is known as the “Grand Canyon.”  It was a peaceful, beautiful run with a lot of trees and sand bluffs all along the way. Our favorite part of the day is lunch served on the bridge.  Food always tastes better on the bridge!  We never got tired of all the dolphins we saw along the way.  Several times there were 2-3 of them jumping and splashing right next to the boat.  We dropped the anchor around 2:15 at Panama City (right on the flight path of Tindall Air Force Base).  All in all, it was a great day 


The Bay Bridge



The "Grand Canyon"

Our view from the bridge

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