Our first full day in Ft Myers Yacht Basin was a work day. Not on the engine because the mechanic was busy and had not received our new seals yet. I worked on bilge pumps and took on the s***y job of rebuilding the head...
Day 73, Monday November 25th. We had planned to heat to Ft Myers Yacht Basin to meet up with the mechanic to address our leaking transmission. He had said he wouldn't be able to see us before Tuesday so we left Cape Coral at 10AM...
We had planned to stay in the Tampa area and just hang out for a while since we were way ahead of schedule. I was worried about my transmission leak and looked into finding a mechanic that could help me out. I found a guy...
After the Giant Great Blue Heron kicked us off of Anclote Key, we made our way up the Anclote River to the town of Tarpon Springs. The home of the “Sponge Docks”. In the early 1900’s Greek sponge divers settled here and started a new industry...
The Nautoncall was shoe horned into a slip at The Moorings of Carrabelle staged to get ready for Crossing the Gulf. The Gulf Crossing is one of the sections of the Loop that scares the most people off. The majority of the Great Loop can be...
The trip across the Florida Panhandle was a 210 mile, 6 day voyage that was driven by the weather (Again!) and I really wanted to explore Mobile Alabama and see some of it’s Southern culture and Maritime history. We arrived in Dog River on the...
The 10th of November, 2019. Our last day on the River system started out with fog. It seemed patchy in the Tensas River so we pulled anchor at 0700 and headed for the Tombigbee River. When we tried to enter the river it was Pea soup...
The second part of the Tombigbee started early with a group of boats leaving Columbus Marina at 7AM. Because of the time change the sun was just rising. We went straight into the Stenis Lock and then traveled 4 hours where we had a short...
November 2 was another cold morning. We were delayed leaving because of morning fog and then some engine issues. Those solved we left Aqua Yacht Harbour at 11AM and started into the Tombigbee Waterway. At the start we saw a large flock of White Pelicans. The...
The weather forecast for Halloween was heavy rains followed by frost warnings so when we got to Aqua Yacht Harbor we decided to pay extra for a covered slip for a few days. We spent a down day working on projects and processing pictures. The...