Orange Beach, AL to Pensacola, FL

Date             November 30, 2011

Day              155
Departure     The Wharf Marina, Orange Beach, AL 9:00 am                               

Arrival          Palafox Pier and Yacht Harbor, Pensacola, FL 1:10 pm  
Miles                30.1  
Cumulative   3451.8

Finally the winds have subsided, although it is still on the chilly side, we will move on.  Although it was cool, we were warm on the flybridge since we had all the windows zipped closed.  This made for a very pleasant and comfortable day.  Today marks five months and one day we have been traveling on the boat and also the day we entered Florida.  Yippee, that means warmth and sunshine, right?  Why then is the mercury not cooperating?  The high today was only 56-58 degrees!  Oh well, I guess it could be worse.

We were welcomed to Florida by a number of dolphins.  As we traveled along, they would come and join us.  They would swim directly under the bow, just under the water.  In order to see them, Lynda had to lean over the bow rail and look straight down.  They were so close, I was afraid that we would bump them with the boat!

One of them jumped out of the water and I was able to get a shot before he dove back in (notice how much bluer the water is here than it has been up to now!).

We traveled through Perdido Bay and could see the pass that led out to the Gulf of Mexico.  We don't have to go in the Gulf as yet, we can continue on in the protected intercoastal waterway.

We arrived at our destination, Palafox Pier and Yacht Harbor, early afternoon.  Now that we are back in saltwater, the boat needs to be rinsed down at the end of each day's travel in order to remove the salt.  So a quick wash down, time to relax, shower, and then dinner.  We ate at the restaurant Jaco's, which is located right here at the marina, and enjoyed tonight's sunset as we enjoyed our dinner.

Our plans are to stay here one night and move on tomorrow.  Let's hope the weather co-operates with our plans!