Gulf Crossing

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18 and 1/2 hours, straight shot from Carabelle to Clearwater. 


We left our slip around 3:30 in the afternoon. 


Met up with Dave and Towns on Voyager and fellow Canadians Sara and Colin on Riverbend;  we were all on the same agenda so decided to team up for the crossing.


We had the sunset on our Starboard side…


And the moon rising on our Port….all with no land to be seen on the horizon. Beautiful!!!  Weather conditions were just about as perfect as forecasted. 


With the electronics turned down to night vision you could seen pretty well with the full moon. We had radar and AIS watching for other boats….looks like only loopers out here. 


The sunrise pictures taken by the captain, first mate was below napping. I was able to sleep, the captain not so much. 


Land Ahoy!



Pulling into Clearwater Beach Marina. 



After a celebratory Caesar, lunch and a nap we went for a walk on the beach. We are in the heart of all the action. We no longer have the beach all to ourselves. We are here for 2 nights;  tomorrow will be a beach day. 






Comments

Anonymous said…
Wow! With that loooong open water crossing under your belts you should be feeling pretty good about your boating skills now. Congratulations �� ��
December 8, 2022 at 5:45 PM
Norman said…
Well done you two.👍🥂
December 9, 2022 at 2:41 AM
Pete Slight said…
Welcome to Our neighbourhood. We are 45 minutes north of St. Pete's on the gulf.Would love to meet you guys for lunch or to come visit us. Let me know how your busy agenda is.
December 12, 2022 at 7:03 AM
Anonymous said…
Congrats guys. Sounds like an easy shift from a seasoned pro. Lol Enjoy the weather and Merry Christmas to you both and you families!
December 19, 2022 at 6:32 PM
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