House on a Boat!

After almost six thousand miles of travel, I thought we had seen just about everything until yesterday afternoon. After rounding the bend in a narrow stretch of water, near an area called the Marsh Swamp, we came upon a house on a boat! It was a frame cabin home built on a barge. There were six or seven guys on board having a great time as they traveled along. They waved and saluted us with cans of beer as we cruised by them.

The other sighting that thrilled the first mate was that of dolphins jumping right beside our boat! I tried to get a picture, but my trigger finger wasn’t fast enough! It is good to be back with the dolphins!

When we last blogged a few days ago, we were headed for Panama City, we thought, on an outside run. That did not happen because when we got out it was rather bumpy, so we “turned tail” and headed back to the Intra-Coastal to proceed on our way. Dockage, in Panama City was at a very nice marina, Bay Point. It is part of a Marriott Resort complex.

Yesterday we arrived in tiny Carabelle, FL and although it is sunny and pretty, we may be here for a few days waiting for the wind to shift direction or at least die down some before making our 170 mile crossing in the Gulf to Clearwater. Looking forward to getting down to central Florida where we may stop in St. Pete or area for a few days before finishing our journey.

Judy