After departing Saint Petersburg today, we traveled the
inside waterway to Clearwater, FL, our jumping out point to cross the Gulf of
Mexico to Panama City, FL, on the panhandle. We’ll travel about 205 miles at 7
knots, requiring about 30 hours. The weather today was beautiful with puffy
clouds and low 80 degrees but the wind blew 15mph with higher gusts and the
waves were 4 plus feet. This NE wind will continue tomorrow and be on our nose,
making an uncomfortable journey. Sooo. . . . as sailor’s plans are written in
sand, we’ll wait another day and cross on Wednesday when the waves will be
lower with a light wind behind us. Much
better for an overnight passage!
Sea Dream is now anchored in a nice protected
cove near the Clearwater inlet, snug and secure, a perfect place to spend our
extra day resting for the Gulf crossing. We might even take the dinghy down for
a little exploring.  |
| Sunset tonight in Clearwater, Florida. |
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