November 17, 2012 Day 190
Anchor, Burnt Mill Creek, FL
Total
miles to date: 4025.3
We
left our anchorage near Niceville under a bright sunny sky at 8:20 this
morning. The wind was 15-20 mph and the
sea was very choppy! We did see several dolphins again today but no pictures!
Soon,
we could see the lovely resort town, Sandestin, to our starboard side although
we were not close to the shoreline at that point.
Just
before noon, we entered the “Grand Canyon” section of the water which is more
of a canal. It took two hours to get through it. The canal is narrow and lined with trees, many
of which are uprooted. Some have already fallen down the bank into the water. We saw almost no wildlife – a few shorebirds,
and only three boats! Shortly after that
we entered a wide section of the ICW again and could see Panama City on the
horizon. We turned north to go an anchorage called Burnt Mill Creek at 3:00. At
that point, we have traveled over 4000 miles on the trip!
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| Sandestin skyline |
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| The "Grand Canyon" canal |
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| We never get tired of the sunsets! |
We
watched lots of college football after we arrived at our anchorage! We will go to Bay Point Marina in Panama City
tomorrow. We only have 21 miles so we will get there early and start preparing
for our road trip to be with family for Thanksgiving. The boat needs to be cleaned and we have to
pack!
